Umbilical and fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler at 30-34 weeks' gestation in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 409-420

  Nicolaides, K H ^a   Bakalis, S ^a   Akolekar, R ^a,b   Gallo, D M ^a   Poon, L C ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Middle cerebral artery Doppler; Pyramid of antenatal care; Small for gestational age; Third trimester screening; Umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; COLOR DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE FLOW; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISTRESS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84926395265     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14822     Document Type: Article

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