Journal article
Doppler Ultrasonography versus Amniocentesis to Predict Fetal Anemia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pregnancies complicated by Rh alloimmunization have been evaluated with the use of serial invasive amniocentesis to determine bilirubin levels by measuring in the amniotic fluid the change in optical density at a wavelength of 450 nm (DeltaOD450); however, this procedure carries risks. Noninvasive Doppler ultrasonographic measurement of the peak velocity of systolic blood flow in the middle cerebral artery also predicts severe fetal …
Authors
Oepkes D; Seaward PG; Vandenbussche FPHA; Windrim R; Kingdom J; Beyene J; Kanhai HHH; Ohlsson A; Ryan G
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 355, No. 2, pp. 156–164
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
July 13, 2006
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa052855
ISSN
0028-4793