Cervical elastography during pregnancy: a critical review of current approaches with a focus on controversies and limitations
A Fruscalzo, E Mazza, H Feltovich… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - Springer
In normal pregnancy, the cervix functions as a protective mechanical barrier that must
remain tight and closed. Premature remodeling and consecutive shortening occur in many …
remain tight and closed. Premature remodeling and consecutive shortening occur in many …
Cervical elastography during pregnancy: clinical perspectives
M Swiatkowska-Freund, K Preis - International journal of women's …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Uterine cervix is a part of the uterus responsible for maintaining pregnancy till term. As long
as the cervix remains long and firm and its internal orifice (os) is closed, it can withstand …
as the cervix remains long and firm and its internal orifice (os) is closed, it can withstand …
Use of cervical elastography at 18 to 22 weeks' gestation in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth
ET Patberg, M Wells, SA Vahanian, J Zavala… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Accurate identification of the women who will have spontaneous preterm birth
continues to be a great challenge. The use of cervical elastography for prediction of preterm …
continues to be a great challenge. The use of cervical elastography for prediction of preterm …
A soft cervix, categorized by shear-wave elastography, in women with short or with normal cervical length at 18–24 weeks is associated with a higher prevalence of …
E Hernandez-Andrade, E Maymon… - Journal of perinatal …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Objective: To determine whether a soft cervix identified by shear-wave elastography
between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation is associated with increased frequency of …
between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation is associated with increased frequency of …
New techniques in evaluation of the cervix
H Feltovich, L Carlson - Seminars in perinatology, 2017 - Elsevier
The process of parturition is poorly understood, but the cervix clearly plays a key role.
Because of this, recent research efforts have been directed at objective quantification of …
Because of this, recent research efforts have been directed at objective quantification of …
Addition of cervical elastography may increase preterm delivery prediction performance in pregnant women with short cervix: a prospective study
Background We investigated whether there is a difference in elastographic parameters
between pregnancies with and without spontaneous preterm delivery (sPTD) in women with …
between pregnancies with and without spontaneous preterm delivery (sPTD) in women with …
Second-trimester cervical shear wave elastography combined with cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth
X Yang, Y Ding, J Mei, W Xiong, J Wang… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to explore the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) combined
with cervical length (CL) in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) between 18 …
with cervical length (CL) in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) between 18 …
[HTML][HTML] Standardization of measurement of cervical elastography, its reproducibility, and analysis of baseline clinical factors affecting elastographic parameters
HJ Seol, JH Sung, WJ Seong, HM Kim… - Obstetrics & …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To provide a standardized protocol for the measurement of cervical strain
elastography, present its reproducibility, and analyze baseline clinical factors affecting the …
elastography, present its reproducibility, and analyze baseline clinical factors affecting the …
Preterm labor is characterized by a high abundance of amniotic fluid prostaglandins in patients with intra-amniotic infection or sterile intra-amniotic inflammation
Objective To distinguish between prostaglandin and prostamide concentrations in the
amniotic fluid of women who had an episode of preterm labor with intact membranes …
amniotic fluid of women who had an episode of preterm labor with intact membranes …
Preterm labor with intact membranes: a simple noninvasive method to identify patients at risk for intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation
Objective To develop a noninvasive scoring system to identify patients at high risk for intra-
amniotic infection and/or inflammation, which would reduce the need for amniocentesis …
amniotic infection and/or inflammation, which would reduce the need for amniocentesis …