Semi-quantitative cervical elastography in pregnancy and association with maternal factors
GC Meyberg-Solomayer, C Gerlinger, A Hamza, F Schlaegel, Z Takacs, EF Solomayer · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and repeatibility of semi-quantitative cervical elastography in pregnancy and correlation to maternal factors. Material and methods: In this prospective study a collective of 70 singleton pregnancies between 18 – 37 weeks (median 23 weeks) was examined by transvaginal cervical sonography combined with semi-quantitative elastography. According to a graphical control curve slight pressure was applied to the transducer to deform the tissue. Sonoelastographic strain was determined in 7 different regions of interest of the cervix (external os anterior (EA)/posterior (EP), middle…