ArticleNature communications2023
Noninvasive electromyometrial imaging of human uterine maturation during term labor.
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- Optimization of the Multi-Channel Surface Electrogram Acquisition for Noninvasive Uterine Electrophysiology Imaging.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Electrohysterography for Uterine Contractility Monitoring: Measurement Principles, Clinical Evidence, and Reporting Recommendations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An update on pacemaking in the myometrium.The Journal of physiology · 2026Review
- The Pathophysiology of Spontaneous Preterm Birth: Emerging Mechanisms Reviewed by the Preterm Birth International Collaborative.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Review of electroencephalography and electromyography research in robotics: opportunities and challenges.Visual computing for industry, biomedicine, and art · 2026Review
- Placental contractions in uncomplicated pregnancies.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Enhancing uterine contraction detection through novel EHG signal processing: a pilot study leveraging the relationship between slow and fast wave components to improve signal quality and noise resilience.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Decoding uterine (dys)function in fibroids through multimodal assessment of functional determinants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction open · 2025Review
- Localization of Catecholaminergic Neurofibers in Pregnant Cervix as a Possible Myometrial Pacemaker.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Multichannel mapping of in vivo rat uterine myometrium exhibits both high and low frequency electrical activity in non-pregnancy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Editorial: New technologies improve maternal and newborn safety.Frontiers in medical technology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) was recently developed to image the three-dimensional (3D) uterine electrical activation during contractions noninvasively and accurately in sheep. Herein we describe the development and application of a human EMMI system to image and evaluate 3D uterine electrical activation patterns at high spatial and temporal resolution during human term labor. We demonstrate the successful integration of the human EMMI system during subjects' clinical visits to generate noninvasively the uterine surface electrical potential maps, electrograms, and activation sequence through an inverse solution using up to 192 electrodes distributed around the abdomen surface. Quantitative indices, including the uterine activation curve, are developed and defined to characterize uterine surface contraction patterns. We thus show that the human EMMI system can provide detailed 3D images and quantification of uterine contractions as well as novel insights into the role of human uterine maturation during labor progression.
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