Longitudinal changes in uterine, umbilical and fetal cerebral Doppler indices in late-onset small-for-gestational age fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-195

  Oros, D ^a   Figueras, F ^a   Cruz Martinez, R ^a   Meler, E ^a   Munmany, M ^a   Gratacos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cerebroplacental ratio; Doppler; longitudinal monitoring; middle cerebral artery; small for gestational age; umbilical artery; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 79251539873     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7738     Document Type: Article

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