Aortic isthmus Doppler velocimetry: Role in assessment of preterm fetal growth restriction

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 395-401

  Kennelly, M M ^a,b   Farah, N ^b   Turner, M J ^b   Stuart, B ^a,b  

^a Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus doppler; Fetal monitoring; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Preterm fetal growth restriction

Indexed keywords

AORTIC ISTHMUS DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMPEDANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

AORTA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77951713607     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2474     Document Type: Review

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