Color M-mode propagation velocity, but not its ratio to early diastolic inflow velocity, changes throughout gestation in normal human fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-541

  Moon Grady, A J ^a,b,c   Taylor, D ^a   Bennett, S H ^a   Hornberger, L K ^b   Tacy, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ticon II   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal cardiovascular physiology; Fetal echocardiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIASTOLIC INFLOW VELOCITY; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGATION VELOCITY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 51949107846     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5303     Document Type: Article

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