Reference values for an index of fetal aortic isthmus blood flow during the second half of pregnancy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 441-444

  Ruskamp, J ^a   Fouron, J C ^a   Gosselin, J ^a   Raboisson, M J ^a   Infante Rivard, C ^b   Proulx, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus; Fetus; Flow index

Indexed keywords

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0038190647     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.105     Document Type: Article

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