Fetal cerebral redistribution: A marker of compromise regardless of fetal size

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 385-388

  Morales Rosello J ^a   Khalil, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; COLOR DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84942889280     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.15664     Document Type: Review

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