Small size-specific umbilical vein diameter in severe growth restricted fetuses that die in utero

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 908-913

  Rigano, Serena ^a   Bozzo, Maddalena ^b   Padoan, Alessandra ^a   Mustoni, Paola ^a   Bellotti, Maria ^b   Galan, Henry L ^c   Ferrazzi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Intrauterine growth restriction; Ultrasound; Umbilical vein diameter; Umbilical vein flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; UTERINE ARTERY; VEIN DIAMETER;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 55449095194     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2054     Document Type: Article

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