Limitations of middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity in the detection of severe anaemia: A case report

Doppler examination of the fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA) is considered highly reliable in detecting severe fetal anaemia. We present a case of a mother with severe pre-eclampsia at 32 weeks’ gestation and non-immune fetal hydrops without obvious cause. Since the MCA peak systolic velocity (PS...

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Main Authors: J Rossouw, A van Wyk, C Wright, L Geerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2015-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Online Access:http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/898/501

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