Reference ranges for uterine artery mean pulsatility index at 11-41 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-132

  Gomez O ^a,b   Figueras, F ^a   Fernandez S ^a   Bennasar, M ^a   Martinez J M ^a   Puerto, B ^a   Gratacos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography parameters; Pulsatility index; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UTERUS;

EID: 51949083546     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5315     Document Type: Article

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