Assessment of the cervix in the third trimester of pregnancy using transvaginal ultrasound scanning

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-35

  Lazanakis, M ^a   Marsh, M S ^b   Brockbank, E ^a   Economides, D L ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervix; Pregnancy; Transvaginal ultrasound scanning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0037057964     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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