Detection rate of the cervical gland area during pregnancy by transvaginal sonography in the assessment of cervical maturation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 328-333

  Sekiya, T ^a,b   Ishihara, K ^a   Yoshimatsu, K ^a   Fukami, T ^a   Kikuchi, S ^a   Araki, T ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical gland area; Cervical length; Cervical maturation; Normal pregnancy; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATURATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031738732     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.12050328.x     Document Type: Article

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