Triphasic umbilical venous blood flow with prolonged survival in severe intrauterine growth retardation: A case report

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Baschat, A A ^a   Gembruch, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Fetal coronary blood flow; Fetal surveillance; Intrauterine growth retardation; Tricuspid insufficiency; Triphasic umbilical venous pulsation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030229245     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08030201.x     Document Type: Article

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