Myometrial elasticity determined by elastosonography to predict preterm labor

Sengul, Ilker/0000-0001-5217-0755WOS: 000341928900003PubMed: 24199673Aim: To determine the utility of elastosonography (ES) combined to cervical length measurement to predict preterm labor. Methods: One hundred twenty-seven women with pregnancies between 21 to 36 weeks of gestation without any risk factor for preterm labor were included in the study. All subjects underwent sonographic evaluation including fetal biometry, cervical length measurement and ES of uterine myometrium. Subcutaneous tissue was the reference point for ES evaluation. Tissue strain ratio values were obtained from all patients. Results: Cervical length was a significant predictor for preterm delivery (AUC = 0.958, p4.7 [24.5 (95 CI, 4.1-146.5, p