Relationship between aortic isthmus and ductus venosus velocity waveforms in severe growth restricted fetuses

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1042-1047

  Rizzo, Giuseppe ^a   Capponi, Alessandra ^b   Vendola, Marianne ^a   Pietrolucci, Maria Elena ^a   Arduini, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GB Grassi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Ductus venosus; Fetal aortic isthmus; IUGR

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

AORTA, THORACIC; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 57349185208     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2121     Document Type: Article

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