Altered jugular vein and ductus venosus flow velocities in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency and distended jugular lymphatic sacs

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 566.e1-566.e8

  de Mooij, Yolanda M ^a   Bartelings, Margot M ^b   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Lamberts, Regis R ^a   Gittenberger de Groot, Adriana C ^b   van Vugt, John M G ^a   Bekker, Mireille N ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

blood flow; ductus venosus; first trimester; jugular vein; nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; JUGULAR LYMPHATIC SAC DISTENSION; JUGULAR VEIN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 77952744705     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.054     Document Type: Article

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