A force-measuring device combined with ultrasound-based elastography for assessment of the uterine cervix.

Christine Rohr Thomsen Maria Strandbo Schmidt Jensen Anne Katrine Leonhard Tanja Østerlund Mortensen Pinar Bor Puk Sandager Mogens Hinge Niels Uldbjerg

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)

We propose that quantitative elastography based on changes in the intensity of the B-mode ultrasound recording, in combination with a force-measuring device on the handle of the vaginal probe, deserves further investigation as an approach for evaluation of cervical biomechanical strength.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
single molecule
liver fibrosis
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
living cells
high resolution
high intensity
quantum dots
computed tomography
finite element
fluorescent probe