Reference ranges for umbilical and middle cerebral artery pulsatility index and cerebroplacental ratio in prolonged pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 647-653

  Palacio, M ^a   Figueras, F ^a   Zamora, L ^a   Jimenez J M ^a   Puerto, B ^a   Coll, O ^a   Cararach, V ^a   Vanrell, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebroplacental ratio; Doppler ultrasonography; Middle cerebral artery; Prolonged pregnancy; Pulsatility index; Reference ranges; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY PULSATILITY INDEX; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL ARTERY PULSATILITY INDEX;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PULSATILE FLOW; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 8844219666     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1761     Document Type: Article

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