Doppler Ultrasonography of the Fetal Tibial Artery in High-Risk Pregnancy and Its Value in Predicting and Monitoring Fetal Hypoxia in IUGR Fetuses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Norvilaitė, K.; Ramašauskaitė, D.; Bartkevičienė, D.; Žaliūnas, B.; Kurmanavičius, J. Doppler Ultrasonography of the Fetal Tibial Artery in High-Risk Pregnancy and Its Value in Predicting and Monitoring Fetal Hypoxia in IUGR Fetuses. Medicina 2021, 57, 1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101036
Norvilaitė K, Ramašauskaitė D, Bartkevičienė D, Žaliūnas B, Kurmanavičius J. Doppler Ultrasonography of the Fetal Tibial Artery in High-Risk Pregnancy and Its Value in Predicting and Monitoring Fetal Hypoxia in IUGR Fetuses. Medicina. 2021; 57(10):1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101036
Chicago/Turabian StyleNorvilaitė, Kristina, Diana Ramašauskaitė, Daiva Bartkevičienė, Bronius Žaliūnas, and Juozas Kurmanavičius. 2021. "Doppler Ultrasonography of the Fetal Tibial Artery in High-Risk Pregnancy and Its Value in Predicting and Monitoring Fetal Hypoxia in IUGR Fetuses" Medicina 57, no. 10: 1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101036