Longitudinal brain perfusion changes in near-term small-for-gestational-age fetuses as measured by spectral Doppler indices or by fractional moving blood volume

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42.e1-42.e6

  Cruz Martinez, Rogelio ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Hernandez Andrade, Edgar ^a   Puerto, Bienvenido ^a   Gratacós, Eduard ^a  

^a Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

anterior cerebral artery; cerebral blood perfusion; cerebroplacental ratio; Doppler; fractional moving blood volume; middle cerebral artery; small for gestational age fetuses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN PERFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 77954042517     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.049     Document Type: Article

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