Evaluation of regional left ventricular longitudinal function in 151 normal fetuses using velocity vector imaging

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1149-1155

  Peng, Qing Hai ^a   Zhou, Qi Chang ^a   Zeng, Shi ^a   Tian, Lei Qi ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Tan, Yi ^a   Pu, Da Rong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fetuses; Left ventricle; Regional function; Strain rate; Tissue velocity; Velocity vector imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SYSTOLE; VELOCITY; VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149114572     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2386     Document Type: Article

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