Magnetocardiographic determination of the developmental changes in PQ, QRS and QT intervals in the foetus

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-67

  Horigome, H ^a   Takahashi, M I ^a   Asaka, M ^a   Shigemitsu, S ^a   Kandori, A ^b   Tsukada, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Foetal magnetocardiography; Prenatal diagnosis; Superconducting quantum interference device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FETUS; FETUS HEART; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0033979861     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb01189.x     Document Type: Article

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