Qualitative venous Doppler waveform analysis improves prediction of critical perinatal outcomes in premature growth-restricted fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-245

  Baschat, A A ^a   Gembruch, U ^b   Weiner, C P ^a   Harman, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal surveillance; Growth restriction; Perinatal outcome; Venous Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERINATAL CARE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; WAVEFORM;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0041374369     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.149     Document Type: Article

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