The molecular changes that occur with cervical remodelling during pregnancy are not
completely understood. This study reviews Raman spectroscopy, an optical technique for …

Cervical shortening and cervical insufficiency contribute to a significant number of preterm
births. However, the deformation mechanisms that control how the cervix changes its shape …

Objectives: Quantitative texture analysis has been proposed to extract robust features from
the ultrasound image to detect subtle changes in the textures of the images. The aim of this …

Background: Preterm labor is a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality and it might
be predicted by assessing the cervical change. Objective: To assess the association …

The attenuation coefficient (AC) of tissue in medical ultrasound has great potential as a
quantitative biomarker due to its high sensitivity to pathological properties. In particular, AC …

The mechanical integrity of the uterine cervix is critical for a pregnancy to successfully reach
full term. It must be strong to retain the fetus throughout gestation and then undergo a …

Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) has been used to characterize soft tissues at ordinary
abdominal ultrasound frequencies (2 to 15 MHz) and is beginning application at high …

Attenuation coefficient estimation has the potential to be a useful tool for placental tissue
characterization. A current challenge is the presence of inhomogeneities in biological tissue …

Imaging biomarkers based on quantitative ultrasound can offer valuable information about
properties that inform tissue function and behavior such as microstructural organization (eg …

Objective To give an overview of the methods available for biomechanical testing of the non‐
pregnant and pregnant uterine cervix in vivo. Methods The following databases were …