This research aimed to develop an initial understanding of the stressors, stress responses,
and personal resources that impact African American women during pregnancy, potentially …

The authors discuss the aspects of cervical quantitative imaging. The authors say that the
said medical imaging technique is objective since it involves measurable quantities and …

Currently, the evaluation of thyroid cancer relies on the use of fine-needle aspiration biopsy,
as non-invasive imaging methods do not provide sufficient levels of accuracy for the …

The uterine cervix softens, shortens, and dilates throughout pregnancy in response to
progressive disorganization of its layered collagen microstructure. This process is an …

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 …

Purpose: Quantitative ultrasound based approaches such as attenuation slope estimation
can be used to determine underlying tissue properties and eventually used as a …

The uterine cervix contains pseudo-aligned and crosslinked collagen. As the cervix softens
during pregnancy in preparation for childbirth, the crosslinks degrade and the collagen …