Second-trimester sonographic comparison of the lower uterine segment in pregnant women with and without a previous cesarean delivery

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Sambaziotis, Hera ^a   Conway, Christine ^a   Figueroa, Reinaldo ^a   Elimian, Andrew ^a   Garry, David ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Lower uterine segment; Uterine niche

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; EVALUATION; PATIENT MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CESAREAN DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; SONOGRAPHY; UTERINE WALL THICKNESS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; SCAR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

EID: 3142777694     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.7.907     Document Type: Article

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