Sonographic evaluation of intervillous flow in early pregnancy: Use of echo-enhancement agents

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 204-208

  Simpson, N A B ^a   Nimrod, C ^b   De Vermette, R ^b   Leblanc, C ^c   Fournier, J ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulation; Doppler ultrasound; Macaque; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC VILLI; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MICROSPHERES; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031918815     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11030204.x     Document Type: Article

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