Visibility and measurement of Cesarean section scars in pregnancy: A reproducibility study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-556

  Naji, O ^a   Daemen, A ^b   Smith, A ^a   Abdallah, Y ^a   Saso, S ^a   Stalder, C ^a   Sayasneh, A ^a   McIndoe, A ^a   Ghaem Maghami, S ^c   Timmerman, D ^b   Bourne, T ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cesarean section scar; Interobserver variability; Intraobserver variability; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84871557743     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11132     Document Type: Article

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