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VOLUME 15 , ISSUE 3 ( July-September, 2021 ) > List of Articles

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Fetal Peripheral Blood Vessels and Organ Microvasculature Depicted by SMI and SlowflowHD

Keywords : 18-MHz probe, Fetus, Organ microvasculature, Peripheral blood vessel, SlowflowHD, Superb microvascular imaging

Citation Information : Fetal Peripheral Blood Vessels and Organ Microvasculature Depicted by SMI and SlowflowHD. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 15 (3):272-281.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1715

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 30-09-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


Abstract

Superb microvascular imaging (with Doppler Luminance) and SlowflowHD can detect low-velocity blood flow in fetal peripheral small vessels by significantly reducing motion artifacts. Fetal intracranial, intrathoracic, intra-abdominal, and small arm and leg vessels can be clearly identified using these techniques. Moreover, microvasculature of the lung, liver, spleen, adrenal gland, and kidney can also be noted. Superb microvascular imaging (with Doppler Luminance) and SlowflowHD may become a future modality to provide novel information on the antenatal diagnosis of fetal normal and abnormal peripheral vascularities, and the physiologic progress and pathologic etiology of fetal intrathoracic and intra-abdominal organs in clinical practice and future research.

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