Fetal biophysical profile and cerebro-umbilical ratio in assessment of brain damage in growth restricted fetuses

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Habek, Dubravko ^a   Jugović, Domagoj ^b   Hodek, Branko ^c   Herman, Radoslav ^c   Matičević, Anija ^c   Habek, Jasna Čerkez ^a   Pisl, Zoran ^d   Salihagić, Aida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^d Fac for Nat Sci and Mathematics   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Doppler cerebro umbilical ratio; Fetal biophysical profile; Fetal hypoxia; Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); Neonatal neurosonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PORENCEPHALY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1942443782     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.039     Document Type: Article

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