BOLD MRI in sheep fetuses: A non-invasive method for measuring changes in tissue oxygenation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 687-692

  Sorensen A ^a   Pedersen, M ^a   Tietze, A ^a   Ottosen, L ^a   Duus, L ^a   Uldbjerg, N ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BOLD MRI; Brain sparing; Fetal sheep; Fetus; Hypoxia; Oxygen; Tissue oxygenation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 73449120697     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7322     Document Type: Article

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