Objective: Shortening of the cervix that occurs early in gestation as determined by
ultrasonography has been correlated with subsequent spontaneous preterm birth. Because …

Objective To evaluate cervical stiffness during pregnancy using ultrasound‐derived
elastography, a method used to estimate the average tissue displacement (strain) within a …

The number of publications dealing with ultrasound examination of the cervix during
pregnancy has exploded during the last few years. A very quick search of 'PubMed'yielded …

Objective: Assessment of cervical dynamics during the first stage of labor by a combination
of ultrasound cervimetry and intrauterine tocography. Methods: Sixty-two parturients were …

Objective: There is increasing evidence that sonographic measurement of cervical length
may be a useful predictor of the risk of spontaneous premature birth. The purpose of this …

Objective To assess serial changes of cervical dimensions in pregnant Thai women
between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation by translabial sonography. Methods A longitudinal …

OBJECTIVE: To compare cervical length measurements at 10–14 and 20–24 weeks
gestation in asymptomatic women with singleton pregnancies and to assess the …

The physiologic and pathologic changes of the uterine cervix during pregnancy leading to
cervical ripening are not well understood though are related to the chief pathology and a …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of cervical length from the
first to second trimester of pregnancy and the value of first‐trimester cervical measurement in …

Objective To measure early cervical length by transvaginal ultrasound in the late first
trimester, to examine its relationship to the occurrence of preterm prelabor diagnosis and to …