The fetal venous system, Part II: Ultrasound evaluation of the fetus with congenital venous system malformation or developing circulatory compromise

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-111

  Yagel, S ^a   Kivilevitch, Z ^b   Cohen, S M ^a   Valsky, D V ^a   Messing, B ^a   Shen, O ^a   Achiron, R ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

3D 4DUS; Fetal physiology; Fetal venous system; IUGR; Prenatal diagnosis; Venous Doppler; Venous malformations

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VEINS;

EID: 77954303567     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7622     Document Type: Article

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