Anomalies of the fetal aortic arch: A novel sonographic approach to in-utero diagnosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 553-557

  Achiron, R ^a   Rotstein, Z ^a   Heggesh, J ^a,b   Bronshtein, M ^c   Zimand, S ^a,b   Lipitz, S ^a   Yagel, S ^d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Al Kol Inst for Prenatal Diagnosis   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Fetal circulation; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIVERTICULOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEA; VASCULAR RING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036906078     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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