Fetal ductus venosus pulsatility index and diameter during 20-30 weeks gestation.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present normal range of the pulsatility index and the smallest diameter in the ductus venosus in normal fetuses throughout gestation. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
This was a prospectively cross-sectional study. Three measurements were made for the ductus venosus diameter and the pulsatility index in each fetus during fetal quiescence. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 14.0 software was used to create nomograms for the ductus venosus pulsatility index and diameter against gestational age. Four hundred and sixty normal fetuses aged seventeenth to thirty-seventh weeks were evaluated.RESULTS:
The median diameter of the ductus venosus was linear across gestation.CONCLUSION:
The nomograms for the ductus venosus pulsatility index and diameter are presented. The size of the narrowest portion of the DV grows in a linear relationship through gestation.
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IMSEAR
Main subject:
Reference Values
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Time Factors
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Umbilical Veins
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Prospective Studies
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Health Status Indicators
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Year:
2008
Type:
Article