Prenatal ultrasonographic assessment of the middle cerebral artery: A review

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 444-455

  Sherer, David M ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030914846     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199707000-00024     Document Type: Review

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