| Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervix during pregnancy: effect of gestational age and prior vaginal birth. | |
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PMID: 16202756 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate how gestational age and prior vaginal birth affect cervical anatomy on magnetic resonance imaging during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Magnetic resonance images of the cervix were obtained in consecutive patients referred for a suspected fetal abnormality. We used an image processing protocol to measure cervical dimensions, orientation, and signal intensity. We determined how outcome variables were affected by gestational age and prior vaginal birth. RESULTS: Adequate images were obtained in 53 of 57 patients at 17 to 36 weeks. As gestational age increased by 12 weeks, the mean cross-sectional area of the cervical canal and cervical stroma increased 31% (95% confidence interval 0% to 73%) and 31% (95% confidence interval 11% to 55%), respectively. The normalized signal intensity of the stroma increased from 0.83 (95% confidence interval 0.81 to 0.85) at 20 weeks to 0.91 (95% confidence interval 0.88 to 0.94) at 32 weeks. None of the outcome variables were affected by prior vaginal birth. CONCLUSION: Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that cross-sectional area and signal intensity of the cervical stroma increase with increasing gestational age. |
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Authors:
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Michael House; Mark O'Callaghan; Stephane Bahrami; David Chelmow; Jonathan Kini; Danny Wu; Samuel Patz; Rafeeque A Bhadelia |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 193 ISSN: 1097-6868 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Publication Date: 2005 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-10-05 Completed Date: 2006-01-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370476 Medline TA: Am J Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1554-60 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. |
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Adult Cervix Uteri / anatomy & histology* Delivery, Obstetric* Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, Second Pregnancy Trimester, Third |
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