Doppler assessment of tracheal and nasal fluid flow during fetal breathing movements: Preliminary observations

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-261

  Kalache, K D ^a   Chaoui, R ^a   Bollmann, R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Fetal breathing movements; Fetal trachea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FETUS; FETUS BREATHING; FLOW KINETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG FLUID; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030905902     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09040257.x     Document Type: Article

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