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Re: placenta

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Nov 1997 13:30:12 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 27 Nov 1997, sbinder wrote: >
>how is blood flow measured inthe placenta?

Blood flow is measured in the umbilical cord, not the placenta. It is an S/D ratio (systolic/diastolic) ratio as well as doppler studies to evaluate the waveform of flow through the cord.

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