Cervical length measurements in pregnancy are longer when measured with three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-170

  Towner, D ^a   Boe, N ^a   Lou, K ^a   Gilbert, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Preterm delivery; Three dimensional ultrasound; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 10844259745     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.16.3.167.170     Document Type: Article

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