Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity of healthy fetuses in the first half of pregnancy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1013-1017

  Tongsong, Theera ^a   Wanapirak, Chanane ^a   Sirichotiyakul, Supatra ^a   Tongprasert, Fuanglada ^a   Srisupundit, Kasemsri ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Doppler velocity; Fetal anemia; Hemoglobin Bart disease; Middle cerebral artery; Sonography

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

DOPPLER VELOCITY; FETAL ANEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BART DISEASE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BARTH SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE; THICKNESS;

EID: 34547666708     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.8.1013     Document Type: Article

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