TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Sonographic Examination of the Uterine Cervix
A1  - Fleischer, Arthur C.
A1  - Jones, Howard W
A1  - Toy, Eugene C.
A2  - Fleischer, Arthur C.
A2  - Abramowicz, Jacques S.
A2  - Gonçalves, Luis F.
A2  - Manning, Frank A.
A2  - Monteagudo, Ana
A2  - Timor, Ilan E.
A2  - Toy, Eugene C.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Fleischer's Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Textbook and Teaching Cases, 8e
AB  - Key  TermsCervical  funnel:  a  funnel  is  defined  as  dilation  of  the  upper  portion  of  the  cervical  canal  and  is  a  risk  factor  for  preterm  delivery.Cervical  length:  the  distance  between  the  internal  and  external  os  of  the  uterine  cervix,  also  known  as  the  endocervical  canal.Cervical  ripening:  the  anatomic,  biophysical,  and  biochemical  processes  that  underlie  the  changes  in  cervical  consistency,  effacement,  and  dilation  that  generally  precede  the  onset  of  spontaneous  labor.Funnel  shape:  the  funnel  of  the  cervix  can  be  narrow  (V-shaped)  or  more  progressive  (U-shaped).Sludge:  particulate  matter  in  amniotic  fluid  seen  in  proximity  of  the  internal  cervical  os  during  a  transvaginal  sonographic  examination  of  the  cervix.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1151027925
ER  -