Tissue elastography imaging of the uterine cervix during pregnancy

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 209-210

  Yamaguchi, Syun Ichi ^a   Kamei, Yoshimasa ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Preterm labor; Tissue elastography; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE ELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 37249004761     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-007-0150-2     Document Type: Article

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