Umbilical venous volume flow in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 800-806

  Gungor, S ^a   Glosemeyer, P ^b   Huber, A ^b   Hecher, K ^b   Baschat, A A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Ductus venosus; Twin twin transfusion; Umbilical venous volume flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; BIOMETRY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 57349119444     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6227     Document Type: Article

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