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Quantitative Elastography for Cervical Stiffness Assessment during Pregnancy
Joint Authors
Londero, Ambrogio P.
Fröhlich, C.
Fruscalzo, A.
Möllmann, U.
Schmitz, R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
Feasibility and reliability of tissue Doppler imaging-(TDI-) based elastography for cervical quantitative stiffness assessment during all three trimesters of pregnancy were evaluated.
Materials and Methods.
Prospective case-control study including seventy-four patients collected between the 12th and 42nd weeks of gestation.
The tissue strain (TS) was measured by two independent operators as natural strain.
Intra- and interoperator intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) agreements were evaluated.
Results.
TS measurement was always feasible and exhibited a high performance in terms of reliability (intraoperator ICC-agreement = 0.93; interoperator ICC agreement = 0.89 and 0.93 for a single measurement and for the average of two measurements, resp.).
Cervical TS showed also a significant correlation with gestational age, cervical length, and parity.
Conclusions.
TS measurement during pregnancy demonstrated high feasibility and reliability.
Furthermore, TS significantly correlated with gestational age, cervical length, and parity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fruscalzo, A.& Londero, Ambrogio P.& Fröhlich, C.& Möllmann, U.& Schmitz, R.. 2014. Quantitative Elastography for Cervical Stiffness Assessment during Pregnancy. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501239
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fruscalzo, A.…[et al.]. Quantitative Elastography for Cervical Stiffness Assessment during Pregnancy. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501239
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fruscalzo, A.& Londero, Ambrogio P.& Fröhlich, C.& Möllmann, U.& Schmitz, R.. Quantitative Elastography for Cervical Stiffness Assessment during Pregnancy. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501239