Comparison of transabdominal versus transvaginal ultrasound to measure thickness of the lower uterine segment at term

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-142

  Marasinghe, Jeevan Prasanga ^a   Senanayake, Hemantha ^a   Randeniya, Cyril ^a   Seneviratne, Harshalal Rukka ^a   Arambepola, Carukshi ^b   Devlieger, Roland ^c  

^a Gynecology Unit   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lower uterine segment; Transabdominal ultrasound; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH; THICKNESS; TRANSABDOMINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

EID: 70449536485     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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