Power Doppler imaging of the fetal upper aerodigestive tract using a 4-point standardized evaluation: Preliminary report

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 869-878

  Macedonia, Christian ^a   Miller, Jeri L ^a   Sonies, Barbara C ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal activity; Fetal ingestion; Fetal respiration; Fetal swallowing; Fetal upper aerodigestive tract; Power Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

COLOR DOPPLER IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STANDARD; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 18; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWALLOWING; TRISOMY;

ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DEGLUTITION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0035992705     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2002.21.8.869     Document Type: Article

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