Doppler ultrasound of the uterine arteries: The importance of bilateral notching in the prediction of pre-eclampsia, placental abruption or delivery of a small-for-gestational-age baby

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 182-188

  Harrington, K ^a,c   Cooper, D ^a   Lees, C ^a   Hecher, K ^b   Campbell, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral notching; Placental abruption; Pre eclampsia; Small for gestational age; Uterine artery doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ARTERIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 0030100311     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07030182.x     Document Type: Article

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