The value of quantitative ultrasound tissue characterization of the cervix and rapid fetal fibronectin in predicting preterm delivery

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Tekesin, Ismail ^a,c   Wallwiener, Diethelm ^a   Schmidt, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Fetal fibronectin; Preterm delivery; Quantitative ultrasonic tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; GERMANY; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 24944492493     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 03005577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.070     Document Type: Article

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