Cardiofemoral index as an ultrasound marker of fetal anemia in isoimmunized pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-64

  Cabral, A C V ^a   Reis, Z S N ^a   Leite, H V ^a   Lage, E M ^a   Ferreira, A L P ^a   Melo, I G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biventricular outer dimension; Fetal anemia; Intrauterine transfusion; Red cell alloimmunization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOCENTESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36749008057     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.048     Document Type: Article

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