Examination of fetal coronary sinus blood flow by Doppler ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 410-414

  Baschat, A A ^a,c   Gembruch, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Coronary sinus; Doppler sonography; Human fetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY SINUS BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; WAVEFORM;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS OF VALSALVA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031926709     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.11060410.x     Document Type: Article

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