Antenatal umbilical coiling index and Doppler flow characteristics

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 699-703

  Predanic, M ^a   Perni, S C ^a   Chervenak, F A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Coiling index; Doppler; Umbilical coiling; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEINS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33750373731     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2745     Document Type: Article

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