Comparison of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound in the assessment of the cervix to predict preterm delivery

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1261-1265

  Severi, Filiberto Maria ^a   Bocchi, Caterina ^a   Florio, Pasquale ^a   Picciolini, Enrico ^a   D'Aniello, Gemma ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; Cervical funnel; Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MEDICAL IMAGING;

GESTATIONAL AGE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0141527417     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(03)01011-1     Document Type: Article

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