title: Methods of sonographic cervical length measurement in pregnancy: a review of the literature.
abstract: In this review we give an overview of the methods and pitfalls in cervical length measurements. We compared the different techniques and investigated factors that influence visualization of the cervix. The data in this overview may be used to establish guidelines in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Perinatology and Gynecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. M.Hoogeveen@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Madelon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meijer-Hoogeveen
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoutenbeek
authors.forename: Gerard H A
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Visser
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*