International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Mahdieh Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Relationship between Pulmonary Artery Doppler and Non-Doppler Sonographic Parameters in the Fetal Lung Maturity According to Gestational Age
  Author(s): Ensi Khalili Pouya, Elham Keshavarz, Sedigheh Salemkar*, Moein Moradpour, Hamideh Zeidabadi and Elham Tavakkol
  
  Background: The evaluation of ultrasonic parameters of the lungs, especially the pulmonary arteries for gestational age, is still the first assessment of fetal lung maturity. We aimed to assess the relationship between pulmonary artery Doppler and non-Doppler sonographic parameters in the lung maturation of a fetus according to gestational age. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on pregnant women at different gestational ages that were indicated for Doppler ultrasonography as an indication for assessing fetal lung maturity. The correlation between non-Doppler sonographic indices and fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices was evaluated. Results: Epiphyseal ossification centers, BPD, pulmonary echogenicity and free particles immersed in amniotic fluid were significantly higher in the group with a gesta.. Read More»
  

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