Non-invasive transabdominal uterine electromyography correlates with the strength of intrauterine pressure and is predictive of labor and delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 297-301

  Maul, H ^a,b   Maner, W L ^a   Olson, G ^a   Saade, G R ^a   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intrauterine pressure; Preterm labor; Tocodynamometry; Uterine contractility; Uterine electromyography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR; MONITORING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ABDOMEN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; ROC CURVE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERINE MONITORING;

EID: 3142740329     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001695301     Document Type: Article

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