Prediction of perinatal outcome in fetuses suspected to have intrauterine growth restriction: Doppler US study of fetal cerebral, renal, and umbilical arteries

Radiology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 681-689

  Fong, Katherine W ^a   Ohlsson, Arne ^b   Hannah, Mary E ^a   Grisaru, Sorina ^b   Kingdom, John ^b   Cohen, Howard ^a   Ryan, Marylou ^a   Windrim, Rory ^b   Foster, Gary ^b   Amankwah, Kofi ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arteries, middle cerebral; Arteries, umbilical; Arteries, US; Fetus, US; Pregnancy; Renal arteries, US

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0032726932     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.3.r99dc08681     Document Type: Article

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