Longitudinal assessment of spiral and uterine arteries in normal pregnancy using novel ultrasound tool.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To use superb microvascular imaging (SMI) to evaluate longitudinally spiral artery (SA) and uterine artery (UtA) vascular adaptation in normal human pregnancy, and to develop reference ranges for use at various gestational ages throughout pregnancy.

Methods

The data for this study were obtained from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Human Placenta Project. Women aged 18-35 years, with a body mass index < 30 kg/m² , without comorbidities, with a singleton gestation conceived spontaneously, and gestational age at or less than 13 + 6 weeks were eligible for inclusion. The current analysis was restricted to uncomplicated pregnancies carried to term. Exclusion criteria included maternal or neonatal complications, fetal or umbilical cord anomalie

SUBMITTER: Horgan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature