Increased latency of absent end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery of monochorionic twin fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-49

  Vanderheyden, T M ^a,c   Fichera, A ^b   Pasquini, L ^a   Tan, T Y T ^a   Wee, L Y ^a   Frusca, T ^b   Fisk, N M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absent end diastolic flow; Latency; Monochorionic twins; Umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHORION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 26044463831     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1900     Document Type: Article

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