ReviewObstetrics & gynecology science2017
Elastographic measurement of the cervix during pregnancy: Current status and future challenges.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of cervical elastography in predicting preterm delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Diagnostic Efficacy of Cervical Elastography in Predicting Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Pregnancies with Threatened Preterm Labor.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The utility of combined utero-cervical ındex in predicting preterm delivery in pregnant women with preterm uterine contractions.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
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- Quantitative sonoelastography of the uterine cervix in predicting successful outcome of induction of labour.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Nomogram Incorporating Multimodal Transvaginal Ultrasound Assessment at 20 to 24 Weeks' Gestation for Predicting Spontaneous Preterm Delivery in Low-Risk Women.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Standardization of measurement of cervical elastography, its reproducibility, and analysis of baseline clinical factors affecting elastographic parameters.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2020Article
- Addition of Cervical Elastography May Increase Preterm Delivery Prediction Performance in Pregnant Women with Short Cervix: a Prospective Study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2019Article
- A soft cervix, categorized by shear-wave elastography, in women with short or with normal cervical length at 18-24 weeks is associated with a higher prevalence of spontaneous preterm delivery.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2018Article
- Prediction of Preterm Birth: Maternal Characteristics, Ultrasound Markers, and Biomarkers: An Updated Overview.Journal of pregnancy · 2018Review
- Recent advances in the prevention of preterm birth.F1000Research · 2017Review
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Abstract
The cervix is a cylindrical structure that is proximally connected to the uterus and distally to the vaginal cavity. The Bishop score has been used to evaluate the cervix during pregnancy. However, alternatives have been evaluated because the Bishop score is uncomfortable for patients, relies on a subjective examination, and lacks internal os data. Elastography has been used to assess the cervix, as it can estimate tissue stiffness. Recent articles on elastography for cervical assessment during pregnancy have focused on its usefulness for prediction of preterm birth and successful labor induction. There is a clinical need for cervical elastography, as an evaluation of biomechanical factors, because cervical length only assesses morphological changes. However, until now, cervical elastography has been studied in the limited field, and not shown a uniformed methodological technique. In this review, the current status, limitations, and future possibility of cervical elastography were discussed. Future studies should focus on overcoming the limitations of cervical elastography. Although the cervical elastography is presently an incompletely defined technique, it needs to be improved and evaluated as a method for use in combination with cervical length.
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