Fetal echocardiographic diagnosis of isolated ductus arteriosus aneurysm: A longitudinal study from 32 weeks of gestation to term

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-56

  Tseng, J J ^a,b,c   Jan, S L ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Ductus arteriosus; Echocardiography; Fetus; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FETUS DISEASE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PULMONARY ARTERY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANEURYSM; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PULMONARY ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27244439112     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1859     Document Type: Article

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