Determining cervical ripeness and labor outcome: The efficacy of magnetic resonance T2 relaxation times

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 2 PART 1, 2007, Pages 326-330

  Pates, Jason A ^a   Zaretsky, Michael V ^a   Alexander, James M ^a   Babcock, Evelyn E ^a   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Twickler, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIMETRY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; STROMA; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; LABOR, INDUCED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846665031     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000252711.30867.a1     Document Type: Article

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