Prospective evaluation of renal artery resistance and pulsatility indices in normal pregnant women

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 515-519

  Dib, F R ^a   Duarte, G ^a   Sala, M M ^a   Ferriani, R A ^a   Berezowski, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Kidneys; Pregnancy; Renal arteries; Renal Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILITY INDEX; PULSE WAVE; RENAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0344740022     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.240     Document Type: Article

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