Human Ductus Venosus Velocity Profiles in the First Trimester

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-266

  Leinan, Paul R ^a   Kiserud, Torvid ^b,c   Hellevik, Leif R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ductus venosus; First trimester; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FIRST TRIMESTERS; NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENTS; PARABOLIC VELOCITY PROFILE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL; VELOCITY PROFILES; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBSTETRICS; VELOCITY;

VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84880690003     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-013-0133-y     Document Type: Article

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