Measurement of spiral artery jets: General principles and differences observed in small-for-gestational-age pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Collins, S L ^a,b   Birks, J S ^a   Stevenson, G N ^c   Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Noble, J A ^c   Impey, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

color Doppler; intervillous space; small for gestational age; spiral artery; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863101325     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10149     Document Type: Article

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