A combination of umbilical artery PI and normalized blood flow volume in the umbilical vein: Venous-arterial index for the prediction of fetal outcome

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-133

  Tchirikov, Michael ^a   Strohner, Miriam ^a   Förster, Dörte ^b   Hüneke, Bernd ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetal outcome; Umbilical vein blood flow volume; Venous arterial index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PH; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 59249105936     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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