The three-vessel and tracheal view of the fetal heart: An in utero sonographic evaluation

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-178

  Zalel, Yaron ^a,b   Wiener, Yifat ^a   Gamzu, Ronni ^a   Herman, Arie ^a   Schiff, Eyal ^a   Achiron, Reuven ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetal heart; Prenatal diagnosis; Three vessel view; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VEIN DIAMETER;

AORTA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; REFERENCE VALUES; TRACHEA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS;

EID: 1842585850     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.827     Document Type: Article

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