Ultrasonic fetal and placental tissue characterization and lung maturity

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-229

  Podobnik, M ^a   Brayer, B ^a   Ciglar, S ^a   Duic Z ^a   Podgajski, M ^a  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Fetal liver; Fetal lung; Lecithin sphingomyelin (L S) ratio; Placenta; Tissue characterization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; WATER;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LIVER; FETUS LUNG; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0030249344     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(96)02684-7     Document Type: Article

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