Monitoring of fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction: Longitudinal changes in ductus venosus and aortic isthmus flow

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Figueras, F ^a,b,c   Benavides, A ^a,b   Del Rio, M ^a,b   Crispi, F ^a,b   Eixarch, E ^a,b   Martinez, J M ^a,b   Hernandez Andrade, E ^a,b   Gratacos E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus; Ductus venosus; Growth restriction

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 58149479772     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6278     Document Type: Article

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