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150 K. MarsÏ—l<br />

Table 11.1. Reference values of the fetal aortic blood flow reported in the literature<br />

Study<br />

Gestational<br />

age (weeks)<br />

No.<br />

Volume flow<br />

(ml´min ±1´kg ±1 )<br />

Comment<br />

Thoracic descending aorta<br />

Eik-Nes et al. [4] 32±41 26 191Ô12 Erroneous signal filtering<br />

Griffin et al. [27] 28±40 75 246Ô30<br />

van Lierde et al. [28] 37±40 20 216Ô24<br />

MarsÏ—l et al. [29] 27±40 64 238Ô40<br />

Erskine & Ritchie [30] 28±40 71 206Ô72<br />

Lingman & MarsÏ—l [26] 27±36 21 238Ô46 Longitudinal study<br />

37±38 21 221Ô41<br />

39±40 21 213Ô37<br />

Rasmussen [31] 29±40 58 234 (184±289)<br />

Råsånen et al. [32] 40 Ô 2.3 51 290Ô67<br />

Cameron et al. [33] 28 9 143Ô34 Low values for unclear reason<br />

36 13 149Ô45<br />

Brodszki et al. [16] 28±31 20 213Ô77 Longitudinal study;<br />

32±35 20 239Ô66 simultaneous automatic<br />

measurement of the velocity<br />

and diameter<br />

Abdominal aorta<br />

Eldridge et al. [34] 18±40 18 184Ô20 Longitudinal study<br />

Lingman & MarsÏ—l [26] 27±36 21 167Ô43 Longitudinal study<br />

37±38 21 133Ô38<br />

39±40 21 136Ô30<br />

Mean valuesÔ SD or range are given.<br />

Table 11.2. Reference values of the fetal aortic pulsatility index reported in the literature<br />

Study<br />

Gestational<br />

age (weeks)<br />

No. of<br />

pregnancies<br />

PI<br />

Comment<br />

Griffin et al. [35] 24±42 98 1.83Ô0.29<br />

Van Eyck et al. [36] 37±38 13 2.7Ô0.3 Mean velocity PI; state 1 F<br />

Jouppila & Kirkinen [37] 30±42 43 2.49 (1.94±3.10)<br />

Lingman & MarsÏ—l [22] 28±40 21 1.96Ô0.31 Longitudinal study<br />

Tonge et al. [38] 26±29 10 2.0Ô0.2<br />

32±33 15 2.2Ô0.3<br />

38±41 13 2.3Ô0.2<br />

Arabin et al. [39] 20±40 137 2.56Ô0.47<br />

Rasmussen [29] 29±40 58 1.83 (1.32±2.20)<br />

Råsånen et al. [32] 40 Ô 2.3 51 2.07Ô0.44<br />

ârstræm et al. [40] 25 22 1.81Ô0.19 Longitudinal study<br />

40 22 1.95Ô0.30<br />

Hecher et al. [41] 29±42 209 1.86 (1.49±2.24)<br />

Ferrazi et al. [42] 26 1.86 Regression line based on<br />

38 2.30 120 measurements<br />

De Koekkoek-Doll et al. [43] 36±40 23 1.92Ô0.18 State 1 F<br />

PI, pulsatility index; mean valuesÔSD or range are given.

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