Venous circulation in the maternal lower limb: A Doppler study with the Valsalva maneuver

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-97

  Palmgren, J ^a   Kirkinen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Color doppler; Lower limb veins; Pregnancy; Valsalva; Velocimetry doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CIRCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REST; SUPINE POSITION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LEG; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REST; SUPINE POSITION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0030203877     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08020093.x     Document Type: Article

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