Usefulness of Cervical Volume by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound in Identifying the Risk for Preterm Birth

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1039-1045

  Park, In Yang ^a   Kwon, Ji Young ^a   Kwon, Ja Young ^b   Hong, Soon Cheol ^c   Choi, Hyung Min ^d   Kwon, Han Sung ^e   Won, Hye Sung ^f   Kim, Jong Won ^g   Jun, Jong Kwan ^h  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

^e Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^f University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^g Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^h Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Cervical volume; Preterm birth; Screening; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL LENGTH; CERVICAL VOLUME; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIOS; PRETERM BIRTH; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVICAL VOLUME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VAGINA;

EID: 79959253712     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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