Doppler examination of uteroplacental circulation in early pregnancy: Can it predict adverse outcome?

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 382-386

  Özkaya, Ümmü ^a   Özkan, Sebiha ^a   Özeren, Semih ^a   Çorakçi, Aydin ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Doppler studies; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY; YOLK SAC;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERUS;

EID: 34548275028     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20370     Document Type: Article

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