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Functional assessment of uteroplacental and fetal circulations by means of color Doppler ultrasonography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2188003     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A study was made in order to assess whether the combined use of color flow mapping and conventional pulsed Doppler could improve the accuracy of blood flow velocity waveform analysis in fetal and placental circulations. Fifty patients were studied at 18 to 20 or 26 to 28 weeks of gestation by two trained investigators by means of either conventional Doppler or conventional Doppler plus color flow mapping. Recordings were performed at the level of the uterine arteries, umbilical artery, descending aorta, and internal carotid artery. The experimental procedure was repeated the following day with the patients undergoing the alternate technique of recording. In all the vascular districts investigated, color flow mapping allowed us to obtain a higher number of reliable recordings, to shorten the observation time, and to reduce the intra- and interobserver coefficient of variations.
Authors:
D Arduini; G Rizzo; M R Boccolini; C Romanini; S Mancuso
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0278-4297     ISO Abbreviation:  J Ultrasound Med     Publication Date:  1990 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-06-25     Completed Date:  1990-06-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8211547     Medline TA:  J Ultrasound Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, *Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aorta, Thoracic / physiology
Arteries / physiology
Blood Flow Velocity
Carotid Artery, Internal / physiology
Color
Female
Fetus / blood supply*
Humans
Placenta / blood supply*
Pregnancy / physiology*
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonography / methods*
Umbilical Arteries / physiology
Uterus / blood supply*

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