Three-dimensional power doppler derived vascular indices: What are we measuring and how are we doing it?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-487

  Alcazar J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NOTE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; ULTRASOUND; VOLUMETRY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OVARY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERUS;

EID: 53149128717     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6144     Document Type: Note

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