Cardiotocogram compared to Doppler investigation of the fetal circulation in the premature growth-retarded fetus: Longitudinal observations

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 152-161

  Hecher, K ^a   Hackeloer B J ^a  

^a AK Barmbek ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiotocogram; Ductus venosus; Fetal Doppler; Fetal monitoring; Intrauterine growth retardation

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DESCENDING AORTA; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL DISEASE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030960738     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09030152.x     Document Type: Article

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