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Color flow mapping of the middle cerebral artery in 23 hydrocephalic fetuses

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Color flow mapping was performed on 23 fetuses with hydrocephaly. The measurements on the middle cerebral artery posed no problem. We found end-diastolic frequencies in all cases. The pulsatility-indices were raised in only 4 cases. Color Doppler sonography gave no extra information about diagnosis or prognosis.

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  1. Universitäts-Frauenklinik, Josef-Schneider-Str. 4, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany

    R. Mai, A. Rempen & P. Kristen

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Mai, R., Rempen, A. & Kristen, P. Color flow mapping of the middle cerebral artery in 23 hydrocephalic fetuses. Arch Gynecol Obstet 256, 155–158 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314644

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