Cervical stiffness evaluated in vivo by endoflip in pregnant women.

To determine the stiffness of the pregnant uterine cervix in vivo.Five women in early pregnancy and six women in late pregnancy were included. The EndoFlip is a 1-m-long probe with a 12-cm-long bag mounted on the tip. The tip of the probe was inserted into the cervical canal. Sensors spaced at 0.5-c...

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Main Authors: Lene Hee, Donghua Liao, Puk Sandager, Hans Gregersen, Niels Uldbjerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946334?pdf=render