Splenic artery Doppler peak systolic velocity predicts severe fetal anemia in rhesus disease
Bahado-Singh R, Oz U, Deren O, Kovanchi E, Hsu C, Copel J, Mari G. Splenic artery Doppler peak systolic velocity predicts severe fetal anemia in rhesus disease. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 182: 1222-1226. PMID: 10819862, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70189-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoppler peak systolic velocityPeak systolic velocitySevere anemiaSystolic velocityPrior transfusionsGestational ageHemoglobin deficitStudy groupSplenic artery peak systolic velocityMean peak systolic velocityPeak systolic velocity valuesMean gestational ageOverall study groupSevere fetal anemiaCord blood specimensSystolic velocity valuesNonhydropic fetusesMean hemoglobinRhesus diseaseFetal anemiaFetal hydropsStudy populationBlood specimensNormal fetusesFirst such report