Quantitative ultrasound assessment of cervical microstructure

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-142

  Feltovich, Helen ^a   Nam, Kibo ^a   Hall, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical assessment; Cervical insufficiency; Cervical microstructure; Cervical ultrasound, preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANISOTROPY; COLLAGEN; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAMMALS; PHANTOMS; POWER SPECTRUM; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION; CERVICAL ASSESSMENT; CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY; COLLAGEN ORGANIZATIONS; PRETERM DELIVERIES; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUNDS; STRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

COLLAGEN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMAGE QUALITY; LABOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANISOTROPY; CERVIX UTERI; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77955435638     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173461003200302     Document Type: Article

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