Reliability and validity of two methods of three-dimensional cervical volume measurement

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Farrell, T ^a,b   Cairns, M ^a   Leslie, J ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervix; Reliability; Three dimensional; Validity; Volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037998773     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.157     Document Type: Article

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