ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2012
Beyond cervical length: emerging technologies for assessing the pregnant cervix.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 155 citations in OpenAlex.
- Precocious cervical ripening as a screening target to predict spontaneous preterm delivery among asymptomatic singleton pregnancies: a systematic review.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2015Pooled it
- Spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging of cervical tissue composition in excised human samples.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Cervical Stiffness Measured by the Cervisense Intravaginal Probe for Identification of Imminent Delivery in Symptomatic Threatened Preterm Labor.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Cervical strain elastography improves mid-trimester prediction of spontaneous preterm birth beyond cervical length: a single-center cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- O-CCR: oriented cervical canal region detection framework toward cervical change assessment in transvaginal ultrasound.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Association between the timing of cervical cerclage placement and postoperative outcomes: A retrospective study.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Regional differences in three-dimensional fiber organization, smooth muscle cell phenotype, and contractility in the pregnant mouse cervix.Science advances · 2024Article
- Quantitative Assessment of Collagen Remodeling during a Murine Pregnancy.ACS photonics · 2024Article
- Equilibrium Mechanical Properties of the Nonhuman Primate Cervix.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024Article
- Changes in cervical elastography, cervical length and endocervical canal width after cerclage for cervical insufficiency: an observational ultrasound study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Observational
- A finite porous-viscoelastic model capturing mechanical behavior of human cervix under multi-step spherical indentation.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023Article
- Characterization of cervical tissue using Mueller matrix polarimetry.Lasers in medical science · 2023Review
- Bioengineering and the cervix: The past, current, and future for addressing preterm birth.Current research in physiology · 2023Review
- Cervical Tissue Hydration Level Monitoring by a Resonant Microwave Coaxial Probe.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Three-dimensional anisotropic hyperelastic constitutive model describing the mechanical response of human and mouse cervix.Acta biomaterialia · 2022Article
- In vivo Raman spectroscopy monitors cervical change during labor.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Depolarization imaging for fast and non-invasive monitoring of cervical microstructure remodeling in vivo during pregnancy.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Midtrimester cervical elastography in pregnant women with a history of loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Heterogeneous microstructural changes of the cervix influence cervical funneling.Acta biomaterialia · 2022Article
- Mid-trimester prediction of spontaneous preterm birth with automated cervical quantitative ultrasound texture analysis and cervical length: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Spontaneous preterm birth is a heterogeneous phenotype. A multitude of pathophysiologic pathways culminate in the final common denominator of cervical softening, shortening, and dilation that leads to preterm birth. A precise description of specific microstructural changes to the cervix is imperative if we are to identify the causative upstream molecular processes and resultant biomechanical events that are associated with each unique pathway. Currently, however, we have no reliable clinical tools for quantitative and objective evaluation, which likely contributes to the reason the singleton spontaneous preterm birth rate has not changed appreciably in >100 years. Fortunately, promising techniques to evaluate tissue hydration, collagen structure, and/or tissue elasticity are emerging. These will add to the body of knowledge about the cervix and facilitate the coordination of molecular studies and ultimately lead to novel approaches to preterm birth prediction and, finally, prevention.
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