Reversed diastolic flow in the uterine artery - A new Doppler finding related to placental insufficiency?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-235

  Lau, W L ^a   Lam, H S W ^a   Leung, W C ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Intrauterine growth restriction; Pre eclampsia; Reversed diastolic flow; Uterine artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FLOW RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; UTERINE ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ARTERIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

EID: 33847333708     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3872     Document Type: Article

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