ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019
In Vivo Measurement of Cervical Elasticity on Pregnant Women by Torsional Wave Technique: A Preliminary Study.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06968364 (Evaluation of the Safety and the Preterm Birth Predictive Capacity of the Clinical Investigation Device 'Cervisense TPTL'), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Evaluation of the Safety and the Preterm Birth Predictive Capacity of the Clinical Investigation Device 'Cervisense TPTL': an International Clinical Study
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cervical Stiffness Measured by the Cervisense Intravaginal Probe for Identification of Imminent Delivery in Symptomatic Threatened Preterm Labor.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Reliability and robustness of a novel preclinical torsional wave-based device for stiffness evaluation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Nonlinear fourth-order elastic characterization of the cornea using torsional wave elastography.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2023Article
- Quantitative sonoelastography of the uterine cervix in predicting successful outcome of induction of labour.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Torsional wave elastography to assess the mechanical properties of the cornea.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Experimental Evidence of Generation and Reception by a Transluminal Axisymmetric Shear Wave Elastography Prototype.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Smart Sensors for Healthcare and Medical Applications.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Hyperelastic Ex Vivo Cervical Tissue Mechanical Characterization.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Why Are Viscosity and Nonlinearity Bound to Make an Impact in Clinical Elastographic Diagnosis?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Viscoelastic Biomarkers of Ex Vivo Liver Samples via Torsional Wave Elastography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Electro-Mechanical Ionic Channel Modeling for Uterine Contractions and Oxytocin Effect during Pregnancy.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
A torsional wave (TW) sensor prototype was employed to quantify stiffness of the cervix in pregnant women. A cross-sectional study in a total of 18 women between 16 weeks and 35 weeks + 5 days of gestation was performed. The potential of TW technique to assess cervical ripening was evaluated by the measurement of stiffness related to gestational age and cervical length. Statistically significant correlations were found between cervical stiffness and gestational age ( R 2 = 0.370 , p = 0.0074 , using 1 kHz waves and R 2 = 0.445 , p = 0.0250 , using 1.5 kHz waves). A uniform decrease in stiffness of the cervical tissue was confirmed to happen during the complete gestation. There was no significant correlation between stiffness and cervical length. A stronger association between gestational age and cervical stiffness was found compared to gestational age and cervical length correlation. As a conclusion, TW technique is a feasible approach to objectively quantify the decrease of cervical stiffness related to gestational age. Further research is required to evaluate the application of TW technique in obstetric evaluations, such as prediction of preterm delivery and labor induction failure.
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