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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;113(3):687–701. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318197bd8a

Table 2. Doppler assessment of maternal/fetal circulation and clinical information.

Vessel examined Clinical Information
Uterine artery Maternal
(flow resistance to the uterus)
Umbilical artery Placental
(flow resistance to placenta)
Arterial circulation (MCA) Fetal
(fetal adaptation to flow resistance change)
Venous circulation (umbilical vein, inferior vena cava, ductus venosus) Fetal
(fetal cardiac function)

Reprinted from Am J Obstet Gynecol, Vol. 191, Kontopoulos EV, Vintzileos AM, Condition-specific antepartum fetal testing, Pages 1546–51, Copyright 2004, with permission from Elsevier.