Investigation of abnormal first-trimester gestations by color Doppler imaging.
Color Doppler imaging was employed to assess the uteroplacental circulation in abnormal first-trimester gestations. Included in the study were 40 blighted ova, 35 missed abortions, 10 trophoblastic diseases, and 3 ectopic gestations. Normal gestations served as a control group. Flow was detected more frequently in the blighted ova than in the missed abortions. Flow was detected in all cases of trophoblastic disease and ectopic gestations. Resistance to flow was significantly lower in the trophoblastic group as compared to the other groups.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
D000030:Abortion, Missed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010063:Ovum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014328:Trophoblastic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014465:Ultrasonics; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging