Effect of fetal gender on first-trimester ductus venosus blood flow

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 268-270

  Prefumo, F ^a,b   Venturini, P L ^a   De Biasio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler; Ductus venosus; Fetal sex; First trimester; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PULSATILE FLOW; SEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0042376203     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.205     Document Type: Article

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