Color doppler evaluation of cerebral-umbilical pulsatility ratio and its usefulness in the diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation and prediction of adverse perinatal outcome

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-25

  Bano, Shahina ^a   Chaudhary, Vikas ^b   Pande, Sanjay ^c   Mehta, V L ^c   Sharma, A K ^c  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth retardation; Middle cerebral artery pulsatility Index; Middle cerebral artery to umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio; Pulsatility index; Umbilical artery pulsatility index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 77649171429     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59747     Document Type: Article

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