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P08.10: Variability of Doppler measurements in umbilical artery (UA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) in uncomplicated term pregnancies
Author(s) -
Weisz B.,
Segev M.,
Rosenblatt O.,
Lipitz S.,
Yi Y.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.19684
Subject(s) - medicine , middle cerebral artery , gestation , umbilical artery , confidence interval , fetus , doppler effect , cardiology , pregnancy , physics , ischemia , astronomy , biology , genetics
Measuring the resistance in the fetal UA and MCA is an important factor in the assessment of fetal well-being. Cerebro-Placental Ratio (CPR= MCA PI /UA PI) is used to evaluate late onset placental insufficiency. The question that occupies practitioners is whether the MCA measurement (and calculated CPR) is reliable near term. The objective of this study was to evaluate the intra-observer variability of the MCA measurement taken under optimal conditions in term, uncomplicated pregnancies as compared to the UA.