Correlation of uterine cervical length measurement from transabdominal, transperineal and transvaginal ultrasonography

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-332

  Raungrongmorakot, Kasem ^a   Tanmoun, Nuanpun ^a   Ruangvutilert, Pornpimol ^a   Boriboonhirunsarn, Dittakarn ^a   Tontisirin, Pornpen ^a   Butsansee, Watcharaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Transperineal Sonography; Ultrasonography; Uterine Cervical Length

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; TRANSABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSPERINEAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 2642556301     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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