Effect of fetal magnetic resonance imaging on fetal heart rate patterns

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 666-669

  Vadeyar, Shantala H ^a   Moore, Rachel J ^b   Strachan, Bryony K ^b   Gowland, Penelope A ^b   Shakespeare, Simon A ^b   James, David K ^b   Johnson, Ian R ^b   Baker, Philip N ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetus; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0034042103     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.103938     Document Type: Article

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