Colour Doppler ultrasound of spiral artery blood flow in the prediction of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction
J Gebb - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction are responsible for significant maternal
and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying pregnancies at highest risk for their
development would allow increased surveillance in individual pregnancies and also allow
therapeutic trials to decrease their incidences in the future. To date, multiple attempts to
develop a screening test for these disorders have met with limited success. Proposed
screening methods have included maternal serum biochemical parameters as well as …
and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying pregnancies at highest risk for their
development would allow increased surveillance in individual pregnancies and also allow
therapeutic trials to decrease their incidences in the future. To date, multiple attempts to
develop a screening test for these disorders have met with limited success. Proposed
screening methods have included maternal serum biochemical parameters as well as …