Journal article
Wave reflections in the umbilical artery measured by Doppler ultrasound as a novel predictor of placental pathology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The umbilical artery (UA) Doppler pulsatility index is used clinically to detect elevated feto-placental vascular resistance. However, this metric is confounded by variation in fetal cardiac function and is only moderately predictive of placental pathology. Our group developed a novel ultrasound methodology that measures wave reflections in the UA, thereby isolating a component of the Doppler signal that is specific to the placenta. …
Authors
Cahill LS; Stortz G; Chandran AR; Milligan N; Shinar S; Whitehead CL; Hobson SR; Ayyathurai V; Rahman A; Saghian R
Journal
EBioMedicine, Vol. 67, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103326
ISSN
2352-3964