Reference Ranges for Uterine Artery Pulsatility Index during the Menstrual Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luís Guedes-Martins; Rita Gaio; Joaquim Saraiva; Sofia Cerdeira; Liliana Matos; Elisabete Silva; Filipe Macedo; Henrique Almeida

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119103

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Reference Ranges for Uterine Artery Pulsatility Index during the Menstrual Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luís Guedes-Martins ,

* E-mail: luis.guedes.martins@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal, IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, 4150–180 Porto, Portugal, Centro Hospitalar do Porto EPE, Departamento da Mulher e da Medicina Reprodutiva, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099–001 Porto, Portugal
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Rita Gaio,

Affiliations Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169–007 Porto, Portugal, CMUP-Centre of Mathematics, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169–007 Porto, Portugal
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Joaquim Saraiva,

Affiliations Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal, Centro Hospitalar do Porto EPE, Departamento da Mulher e da Medicina Reprodutiva, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099–001 Porto, Portugal, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Private Hospital Trofa, 4785–409 Trofa, Portugal
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Sofia Cerdeira,

Affiliations Gulbenkian Program for Advanced Medical Education, 1067–001 Lisbon, Portugal, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Liliana Matos,

Affiliations Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal, IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, 4150–180 Porto, Portugal, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200–465 Porto, Portugal
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Elisabete Silva,

Affiliations Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal, IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, 4150–180 Porto, Portugal
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Filipe Macedo,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal
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Henrique Almeida

Affiliations Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200–319 Porto, Portugal, IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, 4150–180 Porto, Portugal, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Hospital-CUF Porto, 4100–180 Porto, Portugal
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Reference Ranges for Uterine Artery Pulsatility Index during the Menstrual Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study

Luís Guedes-Martins,
Rita Gaio,
Joaquim Saraiva,
Sofia Cerdeira,
Liliana Matos,
Elisabete Silva,
Filipe Macedo,
Henrique Almeida

Published: March 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119103

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