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

R. Faber; Kai-Sven Heling; Horst Steiner; Ulrich Gembruch

doi:10.1055/a-0800-8596

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

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

Guidelines & Recommendations

Dopplersonografie in der Schwangerschaft – Qualitätsanforderungen der DEGUM und klinischer Einsatz (Teil 1)

Article in several languages: English | deutsch

R. Faber

¹Center of Prenatal Medicine, Leipzig, Germany

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Kai-Sven Heling

²Praxis, prenetal diagnosis and human genetics, Berlin, Germany

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Horst Steiner

³Praxis prenatal medicine, Salzburg, Austria

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Ulrich Gembruch

⁴Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital, Bonn, Germany

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Abstract

Zusammenfassung

Der Einsatz der Methode der Dopplersonografie in der Pränatal- und Geburtsmedizin hat sich allgemein durchgesetzt. Sie wird beim Screening auf Aneuploidie und Präeklampsie im 1. Trimester zunehmend angewendet, aber vor allem zur fetalen Zustandsdiagnostik bzw. Überwachung gefährdeter Feten bei IUGR, Anämie und anderen Erkrankungen im 2. und 3. Trimester eingesetzt. Die korrekte Anwendung der Methode der Dopplersonografie ist die Voraussetzung für die richtige Interpretation der Ergebnisse und daraus abgeleiteter klinischer Entscheidungen. Diese Qualitätsanforderungen sollen hiermit für alle Anwender formuliert werden und gleichzeitig als Grundlage für die durch die DEGUM zertifizierten Kurse dienen. Im 1. Teil werden die allgemeinen technischen Grundlagen, Gefäßgebiete, Auswertung der Spektralkurven, Fehlerquellen, Patientensicherheit und die Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Zertifizierung behandelt.

Key words

uterine arteries - fetal vessels - guideline - Doppler analysis

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