Ductus venosus blood flow velocity characteristics of fetuses with single umbilical artery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-256

  Raio, L ^a,d   Ghezzi, F ^b   Di Naro, E ^c   Cromi, A ^b   Buttarelli, M ^b   Sonnenschein, M ^a   Durig P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Doppler; Ductus venosus; Single umbilical artery; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0042376208     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.210     Document Type: Article

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