Doppler velocimetry of intraplacental fetal vessels in the second trimester: Improving the prediction of pregnancy complications in high-risk patients

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 262-266

  Jaffe, R ^a,b   Woods, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; High risk pregnancy; Intraplacental

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030254691     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08040262.x     Document Type: Article

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