Magnetic resonance imaging of three-dimensional cervical anatomy in the second and third trimester

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue SUPPL 1, 2009, Pages

  House, Michael ^a   Bhadelia, Rafeeque A ^a   Myers, Kristin ^b   Socrate, Simona ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cervix; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 67650153099     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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