Comprehension of power Doppler quantification and a missed opportunity for landmark research

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-374

  Welsh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUME; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 79951861028     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8940     Document Type: Letter

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