The role of second trimester ultrasound in the diagnosis of placental hypoechoic lesions leading to poor pregnancy outcome

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 859-866

  Kofinas, Alexander ^a,b   Kofinas, George ^a   Sutija, Vesna ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Kofinas Perinatal   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Growth; Hypoechoic; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Preterm; Thrombosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 36749033191     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701670191     Document Type: Article

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