Doppler study of the fetal vertebral and middle cerebral arteries in fetuses with normal and increased umbilical artery resistance indices

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-229

  Roselló, José Morales ^a   Marín, David Hervás ^b   Marín, Alfredo Perales ^a   Fraile, Sara López ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA DEL HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS IDISSC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain sparing effect; Fetal Doppler ultrasound; Fetal medicine; Fetal vertebral artery; Intrauterine growth restriction; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84876416170     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22025     Document Type: Article

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