Ultrasound of the cervix during pregnancy

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 569-578

  Mahony, B S ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA;

EID: 0030714679     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900266     Document Type: Review

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