Heart stroke volume and cardiac output by four-dimensional ultrasound in normal fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Molina, F S ^a   Faro, C ^a   Sotiriadis, A ^a   Dagklis, T ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4D ultrasound; Fetal cardiac output; Fetal stroke volume; STIC; VOCAL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; VIRTUAL ORGAN COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, FOUR-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 51949090752     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5374     Document Type: Article

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