Quantification of cervical elastography: A reproducibility study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 685-689

  Molina, F S ^a,b   Gomez L F ^a   Florido, J ^b   Padilla, M C ^a,b   Nicolaides, K H ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cervical assessment; cervical deformability; elastography; reproducibility; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861581549     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11067     Document Type: Article

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