Abnormal ductus venosus blood flow in trisomy 21 fetuses during early pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 6 I, 1998, Pages 1612-1617

  Borrell, A ^a   Antolin, E ^a   Costa, D ^a   Farre, M T ^a   Martinez, J M ^a   Fortuny, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Down syndrome; Ductus venosus; Fetal aneuploidy; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 21; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0032417489     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70034-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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