Feasibility and reliability of Doppler flow recordings in the fetal aortic isthmus: A multicenter evaluation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 690-693

  Fouron, J C ^a,e   Siles, A ^a   Montanari, L ^c   Morin, L ^b   Ville, Y ^d   Mivelaz, Y ^a   Proulx, F ^d   Bureau, N ^a   Bigras, J L ^a   Brassard, M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d Section of Radiology   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus; Doppler; Fetus

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL AORTIC ISTHMUS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; ISTHMIC FLOW INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 66449088039     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6411     Document Type: Article

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