Umbilical and fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler at 35-37 weeks' gestation in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-92

  Akolekar, R ^a,b   Syngelaki, A ^b   Gallo, D M ^b   Poon, L C ^b   Nicolaides, K H ^b  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE 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; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84934798301     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14842     Document Type: Article

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