Three-dimensional power Doppler analysis of cerebral circulation in normal and growth-restricted fetuses

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1609-1618

  Bartha, Jose L ^a   Moya, Eva M ^a   Hervías Vivancos, Blas ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fetal cerebral circulation; Fetal growth restriction; Middle cerebral artery; Three dimensional power Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 69549135260     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.70     Document Type: Article

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