Lower uterine segment thickness measurement in pregnant women with previous Cesarean section: Reliability analysis using two- and three-dimensional transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Martins, W P ^a   Barra, D A ^a   Gallarreta, F M P ^a   Nastri, C O ^a   Filho, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Reproducibility of results; Three dimensional; Ultrasonography; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS; DELIVERY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE RUPTURE; UTERUS; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849099471     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6224     Document Type: Article

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