Open AccessDuplex Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of pregnancies complicated by pregnancy‐induced hypertension
Author(s) -
BenAmi M.,
Battino S.,
Weiner E.,
Shalev E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349109007169
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical artery , pregnancy , obstetrics , duplex (building) , ultrasound , diastole , fetus , doppler effect , doppler ultrasound , ultrasonography doppler , laser doppler velocimetry , cardiology , ultrasonography , radiology , blood pressure , blood flow , dna , genetics , physics , astronomy , biology
Umbilical artery velocimetry using pulsed Doppler technique was carried out in 49 pregnancies complicated by pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH). Outcome of the pregnancies was evaluated after delivery. We found the systolic to diastolic ratio of the umbilical artery to be highly sensitive and specific in predicting abnormal outcome in pregnancies complicated by PIH. In our opinion, the pulsed Doppler technique can be a useful adjunct to other methods for evaluation of fetal well‐being in patients with PIH.