Reliability of 3-dimensional transvaginal sonographic measurement of lower uterine segment thickness

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 933-939

  Boutin, Amélie ^a   Jastrow, Nicole ^b   Roberge, Stéphanie ^a   Chaillet, Nils ^c   Bérubé, Laurie ^a   Brassard, Normand ^a,d   Girard, Mario ^d   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d University Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 dimensional sonography; Cesarean delivery; Interobserver agreement; Intraobserver agreement; Lower uterine segment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; CESAREAN DELIVERY; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; INTRAOBSERVER AGREEMENT; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT;

RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 84864238595     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.6.933     Document Type: Article

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