Thickness of fetal membranes: A possible ultrasound marker for preterm delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-209

  Severi, F M ^a   Bocchi, C ^a   Voltolini, C ^a   Borges, L E ^a   Florio, P ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amnion; Chorion; Fetal membrane thickness; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FETUS MEMBRANE THICKNESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51949094351     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5406     Document Type: Article

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