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Umbilical venous blood flow and its measurement in the human fetus

Najafzadeh, A. and Dickinson, J.E. (2012) Umbilical venous blood flow and its measurement in the human fetus. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 40 (8). pp. 502-511.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcu.21970
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Abstract

In this review, we evaluate the published methodologies to describe a noninvasive technique for the quantitative assessment of umbilical venous blood flow in the human fetus. We identify a number of variations in the reported methodologies and address some of the common errors associated with Doppler assessment of umbilical venous flow volume. The potential role of umbilical venous flow volumetry in the management of intrauterine growth restriction is briefly evaluated including its utility and reliability in everyday clinical practice.

Item Type: Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s): School of Nursing & Midwifery
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/11073
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