Doppler reference values of the fetal vertebral and middle cerebral arteries, at 19-41 weeks gestation

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 338-343

  Morales Roselló, José ^a   Khalil, Asma ^b   Morlando, Maddalena ^c   Hervás Marín, David ^d   Perales Marín, Alfredo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Fetal brain; Fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler; Fetal vertebral artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CALCULATION; CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILITY INDEX; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84923336592     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.916680     Document Type: Article

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