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This article originally was published in Jpn J Med Ultrasonics 2013;40(6):597–600.
Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Chairperson: Yoshiki Hirooka
Subcommittee for Establishing Fetal Venous Blood Flow Reference Ranges of The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Chairperson: Takeshi Murakoshi
Members: Nobuo Akamatsu, Keisuke Ishii, Shiro Kozuma, Shoji Sato, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Yuichiro Takahashi, Yuichiro Nakai, and Masahiko Nakata
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Takeshi Murakoshi
Division of Perinatology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Nobuo Akamatsu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
Keisuke Ishii
Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan
Shiro Kozuma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Shoji Sato
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan
Yasuhiro Takahashi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
Yuichiro Takahashi
Department of Fetal–Maternal Medicine, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan
Yuichiro Nakai
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasakaki Medical School, Osaka, Japan
Masahiko Nakata
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokuyama Central Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. Fetal venous blood flow pattern reference ranges (2013). J Med Ultrasonics 41, 131–135 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-013-0497-5
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