Venous pulsation in the fetal left portal branch: The effect of pulse and flow direction

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-364

  Kiserud, T ^a   Kilavuz, O ^c   Hellevik, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Circulation; Fetus; Hemodynamics; Portal vein; Pulsation; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN; VEIN PULSATION; WAVEFORM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PORTAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; TERATOMA; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0038216594     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.78     Document Type: Article

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