Transabdominal scanning of the cervix at the 20-week morphology scan: Comparison with transvaginal cervical measurements in a healthy nulliparous population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 523-527

  Stone, Peter R ^a   Chan, Eliza H Y ^a   McCowan, Lesley M E ^a   Taylor, Rennae S ^a   Mitchell, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cervical length measurement; cervix uteri; premature birth; prenatal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VAGINA;

EID: 78650142244     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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