Venous Doppler velocimetry in the surveillance of severely compromised fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-239

  Hofstaetter, C ^a,c   Gudmundsson, S ^b   Hansmann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth restriction; Perinatal mortality; Placental insufficiency; Reversed blood flow; Venous Doppler velocimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELIVERY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036381025     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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