Stenosis of alternative umbilical venous pathways in absence of the ductus venosus

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1227-1231

  Acherman, Ruben J ^a,b   Rollins, Robert C ^a,b   Castillo, William J ^a,b   Evans, William N ^a,b  

^a Childrens Heart Center Nevada   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absent ductus venosus; Fetal echocardiography; Umbilical vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; CARDIAC VOLUME; CLINICAL COURSE; DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SYSTEM; UMBILICAL VEIN STENOSIS;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77955644655     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.8.1227     Document Type: Article

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