Ductus venosus flow velocities in relation to the cardiac defects in first-trimester fetuses with enlarged nuchal translucency

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 727-733

  Haak, Monique C ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Bartelings, Margot M ^b   Gittenberger de Groot, Adriana C ^b   Van Vugt, John M G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac defect; Doppler; Ductus venosus; First trimester; Nuchal translucency; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLE; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KARYOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037341416     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.157     Document Type: Article

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