Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervix in women at high risk for preterm delivery

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1392-1397

  De Tejada, Begoña Martinez ^a   Faltin, Daniel L ^a   Kinkel, Karen ^a   Guittier, Marie Julia ^a   Boulvain, Michel ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cervix; Magnetic resonance; pregnancy; preterm delivery; stromal differentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80053959863     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.552654     Document Type: Article

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