Sonographic umbilical vessel morphometry and perinatal outcome of fetuses with a lean umbilical cord

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-23

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Raio, Luigi ^b   Duwe, Daniela Günter ^b   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Karousou, Evgenia ^c   Dürig, Peter ^b  

^a Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth retardation; Perinatal death; Ultrasonography; Umbilical cord; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL DEATH; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 10944272556     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20076     Document Type: Article

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