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- Title
EP17.21: Quantitative cervical elastography and cervical length as a more accurate predictor of preterm birth.
- Authors
Valenzuela, A.M.; Amorin, E.
- Abstract
A study published in the journal "Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology" explores the use of quantitative cervical elastography (E-Cervix) hardness ratio in combination with cervical length to predict preterm birth. The study included 68 patients with symptoms of preterm labor between 24 and 36 6/7 weeks gestation. The results showed that the addition of hardness ratio to cervical length increased the positive predictive value for preterm delivery from 64.29% to 80%, and the negative predictive value from 75.93% to 83.78%. This suggests that the use of cervical elastography has the potential to be a better prediction tool for preterm birth.
- Subjects
PREMATURE labor; TRANSVAGINAL ultrasonography; GESTATIONAL age; SOFTWARE development tools; LENGTH measurement
- Publication
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2024, Vol 64, p267
- ISSN
0960-7692
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/uog.28678