Prenatal sonographic characteristics and Doppler blood flow study in a case of a large fetal mediastinal teratoma

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 214-218

  Liang, R I ^a   Wang, P ^a   Chang, F M ^a   Chang, C H ^a   Yu, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Mediastinal teratoma; Prenatal diagnosis; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; TERATOMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; TERATOMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031920738     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11030214.x     Document Type: Article

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