Doppler velocimetric indices from the abdominal and placental ends of the umbilical artery of growth-restricted fetuses

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 421-424

  Skoll, M Amanda ^a   Fouron, Jean Claude ^a   Sonesson, Sven Erik ^a   Nyctelius, Hans ^a   Lessard, Manon ^a   Drblik, Susan Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Intrauterine growth restriction; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; WAVEFORM;

ABDOMEN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0030985439     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199710)25:8<421::AID-JCU2>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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