[Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound evaluation of flow velocity waveforms of fetal umbilical artery and uterine artery as predictors of neonatal outcome].
A pulsed-wave doppler ultrasound system was used to record arterial flow velocity time waveforms from the fetal umbilical artery (UmA) and the branches of the uterine artery (UtA) in the placental bed in term pregnancies. The systolic-diastolic ratio (S/D) of flow velocity was measured as an index of peripheral resistance in the placental bed. The UmA S/D ratio was measured in 123 pregnant women between 37- less than 42 gestational weeks and the UtA S/D ratio was measured in 121 of them simultaneously. The cutoff value of an abnormal UmA S/D ratio was 3.0 or higher, and UtA S/D ratio 2.5 or higher. Furthermore, the neonatal poor outcome was observed more frequently in both the abnormal ratio groups than in both the normal ratio groups. The sensitivity of the UmA, and UtA S/D ratios to predict an adverse neonatal outcome was 72.7%, 27.3%, respectively. The data showed the abnormal UmA S/D and abnormal UtA S/D ratios were associated with the neonatal poor outcome, but the former was the better test for screening for adverse neonatal outcome.
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D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply*