Magnetic resonance-based serial pelvimetry: Do maternal pelvic dimensions change during pregnancy?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1689-1694

  Huerta Enochian, Glenn S ^a   Katz, Vern L ^c   Fox, Linda K ^a   Hamlin, Jefferson A ^b   Kollath, Jeffrey P ^d  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (India)

^b Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c Sacred Heart Medical Center Eugene   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Pelvic measurement; Pelvimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIMETRY; PELVIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 33646784321     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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