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Ultraschall Med 2019; 40(03): 319-325
DOI: 10.1055/a-0800-8596
Guidelines & Recommendations

Doppler Sonography during Pregnancy – DEGUM Quality Standards and Clinical Applications (Part 1)

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R. Faber
1   Center of Prenatal Medicine, Leipzig, Germany
,
Kai-Sven Heling
2   Praxis, prenetal diagnosis and human genetics, Berlin, Germany
,
Horst Steiner
3   Praxis prenatal medicine, Salzburg, Austria
,
Ulrich Gembruch
4   Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

Doppler sonography is widely established in prenatal medicine and obstetrics and is commonly used in screening for aneuploidy and preeclampsia during the first trimester. More importantly, during the 2nd and 3rd trimester, it is used in the assessment of fetal health as well as the surveillance of underlying fetal conditions such as IUGR and anemia. Correct use of the method is vital for correct data interpretation and the inferred clinical decision process. Therefore, we aim to provide all users of doppler sonography with a guide for meeting the required quality standards. These quality standards will further be the basis of DEGUM-certified training courses. In the first part, we will introduce the technical principles of the method and potential error sources, vascular disciplines to which the method can be applied, analysis of the spectral curves, patient safety and the needed requirements for successful certification.

Key words

uterine arteries - fetal vessels - guideline - Doppler analysis


Publication History

Received: 30 March 2018

Accepted: 12 November 2018

Article published online:
20 March 2019

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Stuttgart · New York

 

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