Question 231 · LEK · Serological incompatibility, alloimmunization and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
Which of the following blood vessels is used in the non-invasive ultrasound evaluation of foetal anaemia?
- A. uterine artery.
- B. ductus venosus.
- C. umbilical artery.
- D. middle cerebral artery.
- E. umbilical vein.
Hint
Anemic blood is less viscous and the fetus protects brain perfusion; consider which vessel's peak systolic velocity is measured.
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