Objective To develop a reference material that allows quantitative elastography of the
uterine cervix using the calculation of the approximate tissue stiffness expressed as Young's …

Objective: To review the biological effects and safety of obstetric ultraSOund. Outcome:
Outline the circumstances in which safety may be a concern with obstetric ultrasound …

Ultrasound is an imaging modality that has important diagnostic value. Although useful in a
variety of applications, diagnostic ultrasound is particularly useful in prenatal diagnosis. To …

Supersonic Shear Imaging (SSI) is a real-time and quantitative imaging technique that has
been proved efficient for tissue elasticity investigation. Very little is known about the …

The use of ultrasonic radiation in medicine and particularly in obstetric practice is increasing.
The application of the Doppler effect to ultrasonic waves has become widespread in …

Objectives To examine the relationship between cervical length and gestational age in
normal pregnancy in nulliparous versus parous women. Methods We studied a cross …

Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut he purpose of perinatal
ultrasound imaging is to obtain information that will aid in diagnosis and patient …

Safety assurance for diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics began with a tacit assumption of
safety allowed by a federal law enacted in 1976 for then-existing medical ultrasound …

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

Risk assessment for preterm delivery remains difficult, particularly among women with no
prior history of preterm birth. We hypothesized that accurate assessment of cervical length …