Prediction of delivery of small-for-gestational-age neonates and adverse perinatal outcome by fetoplacental Doppler at 37 weeks' gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 364-371

  Triunfo, S ^a   Crispi, F ^a   Gratacos, E ^a   Figueras, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

adverse perinatal outcome; cerebroplacental ratio; Doppler; fetal growth restriction; ultrasonography; umbilical vein blood flow; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 85014704309     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.15979     Document Type: Article

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