… late (third-trimester) pregnant cervix in a group of women from each time point. Unexpectedly,
we also found that acoustic attenuation estimates had high variance even after accounting …

… This technology relies on shear ultrasonic waves that travel … (SSI) technique employs
ultrasonics radiation force to … were used to study the effect of attenuation on the cervical tissue. The …

… elastography is useful for assessing cervical … ultrasound elastography as well as the current
status and limitations in its application for cervical lesions and the cervix during pregnancy. …

… attenuation coefficient versus frequency (at a specific frequency). We calculated the attenuation
… Our initial studies involved using (non-pregnant) hysterectomy specimens to verify SWS …

… in stiffness of the cervix throughout pregnancy and a reduction … , with initial comparisons
between transducers used with an … The acoustic attenuation of the cervix is 1.3 to 2.0 dB cm −1 …

… were used to study the effect of attenuation on the cervical tissue. … due to attenuation, and
consequently anomalous values of the … Cervical ultrasound elastography may hold potential to …

… This is because push pulses are not attenuated in the amniotic fluid and thermosensitivity of
… Cervical strain determined by ultrasound elastography and its association with spontaneous …

… the cervical attenuation coefficient is positively correlated to the interval between the ultrasound
… In this study, women with an uncomplicated term pregnancy were recruited based on the …

… into the uterus and cervix of pregnant and nonpregnant … acoustic attenuation in specimens,
over the 4–9 MHz bandwidth, based on its previous use in cervical attenuation estimation …

… In this study, we used a Samsung WS80A ultrasound device … of various densities and the
attenuation of the signal in the … ,17 , and there are initial reports of the use of E-Cervix for this …