A computerized diagnostic system for the interpretation of umbilical artery blood flow velocity waveforms

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Beksaç, M Sinan ^a   Başaran, Funda ^a   Eskiizmirliler, Selim ^a,b   Erkmen, Aydan M ^b   Yörükan, Selma ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

artificial intelligence; Doppler ultrasound; image processsing, computer assisted; perinatal surveillance; umbilical arteries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0343844063     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(95)02256-2     Document Type: Article

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