C. Nimrod et al., ASSESSMENT OF EARLY PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY (MACACA-FASCICULARIS) USING COLOR AND PULSED WAVE DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY, Journal of medical primatology, 25(2), 1996, pp. 106-111
Colour flow mapping and pulsed wave Doppler were used to assess thr pr
ocess of placental growth and development in the cynomolgus monkey fro
m 32 to 71 days gestational age. Fetal and maternal vessels were relia
bly visualised and insonated. Accurate longitudinal non-invasive asses
sment of placentation is possible using this technique.