Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 741-752 , May 2008

Cardiovascular Assessment of Fetal Mice by In Utero Echocardiography

  • Qing Yu

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Developmental Biology, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • ,
  • Linda Leatherbury

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Developmental Biology, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • Children's National Heart Institute, Children's National Medical Center; Washington, D.C., USA
    • ,
  • Xin Tian

      Affiliations

    • Office of Biostatistics Research; National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • ,
  • C.W. Lo

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Developmental Biology, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Cecilia Lo, 9000 Rockville Pike, NIH/NHLBI/LDB, Building 10/Room 6C103A, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA.

Received 23 January 2007 ,Revised 27 September 2007 ,Accepted 1 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.001

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 741-752 , May 2008

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