Fetal middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery pulsatility index: Effects of maternal characteristics and medical history

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 402-408

  Akolekar, R ^a,b   Sarno, L ^a   Wright, A ^c   Wright, D ^c   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebroplacental ratio; Doppler; Pyramid of pregnancy care; Third trimester screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COLOR DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE FLOW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84926289023     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14824     Document Type: Article

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