Evaluation of cervical stiffness during pregnancy using semiquantitative ultrasound elastography

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-161

  Hernandez Andrade, E ^a,b,c   Hassan, S S ^a,b,c   Ahn, H ^a,b,c   Korzeniewski, S J ^a,b,c   Yeo, L ^a,b,c   Chaiworapongsa, T ^a,b,c   Romero, R ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Hutzel Women's Hospital ^*

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; cervix; strain; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873409526     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12344     Document Type: Article

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