Changes in flow velocity patterns of the superior and inferior venae cavae during placental circulatory insufficiency

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-56

  Fouron, J C ^a   Absi, F ^a   Skoll, A ^a   Proulx, F ^a   Gosselin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetus; Placental insufficiency; Venous Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; ISCHEMIA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SYSTOLE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS RETURN; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0038823748     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13     Document Type: Article

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