Elastography of the uterine cervix: implications for success of induction of labor

M Swiatkowska‐Freund, K Preis - Ultrasound in Obstetrics & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To perform a preliminary investigation into the use of elastography for cervical
assessment, in order to determine the effectiveness of this method for the evaluation of …

Prediction of preterm birth using the cervical consistency index

M Parra‐Saavedra, L Gomez, A Barrero… - … in obstetrics & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the diagnostic power of a new cervical consistency index (CCI)
obtained using transvaginal sonography for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth …

Properties of phantom tissuelike polymethylpentene in the frequency range 20–70 MHZ

EL Madsen, ME Deaner, J Mehi - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Shear wave elastography in obstetrics: Quantification of cervix elasticity and uterine contraction

JL Gennisson, M Muller, O Ami, V Kohl… - 2011 IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Comparison of algorithms for estimating ultrasound attenuation when predicting cervical remodeling in a rat model

TA Bigelow, Y Labyed, BL McFarlin… - … Imaging: From Nano …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The future of biomedical imaging involves obtaining quantitative diagnostic information
about tissue structure and function rather than just relying on qualitative structural …

[PDF][PDF] Synthetic Aperture technique applied to tissue attenuation imaging

Z Klimonda, J Litniewski, A Nowicki - Archives of Acoustics, 2011 - acoustics.ippt.gov.pl
The attenuating properties of biological tissue are of great importance in ultrasonic medical
imaging. Investigations performed in vitro and in vivo showed the correlation between …