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Color Doppler imaging in the assessment of uteroplacental blood flow in abnormal first trimester intrauterine pregnancies. An attempt to define etiologic mechanisms
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1992
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FertilityColor Doppler ImagingGynecologyEmbryologyUteroplacental Blood FlowPublic HealthRadiologyInfertilityMaternal HealthPrenatal DiagnosisMaternal-fetal MedicineMissed AbortionsAbortionEtiologic MechanismsPediatricsPregnancyIntrapartum UltrasoundFetal ComplicationMedicineDoppler Studies
The addition of color Doppler imaging (CDI) to the vaginal probe now enables sonographers to study more accurately the maternal-fetal circulation at the early stages of the gestation. Doppler studies of normal intrauterine first trimester gestations have been published, and our investigation was an attempt to study uteroplacental blood flow in abnormal intrauterine first trimester gestations. Although the calculated indices did not differ significantly from those found in normal gestations, we did find a higher rate of color detection in gestations defined as anembryonic as compared to those defined as missed abortions. Circulation abnormalities probably play a significant role in early pregnancy failures, and we believe CDI will help define the different etiologic mechanisms causing these early complications.