Aorta larger than pulmonary artery in the fetal 3-vessel view

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Rollins, Robert C ^a   Acherman, Ruben J ^b   Castillo, William J ^b   Evans, William N ^b   Restrepo, Humberto ^b  

^a Childrens Heart Center Nevada   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fetal aorta; Fetal cardiology; Fetal echocardiography; Fetal heart; Fetal pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

FETAL AORTA; FETAL CARDIOLOGY; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL HEART; PULMONARY ARTERY;

DISEASES;

AORTA; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149526715     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.1.9     Document Type: Article

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