title: The intrapartum ultrasonographic detection of the Bandl ring as a marker of dystocia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Technology, and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy; The International Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group, Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow, Russia. Electronic address: andreatinelli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tinelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Centre for Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gian Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
authors.affiliation: The International Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group, Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow, Russia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malvasi
mesh_terms: D004420:Dystocia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Bandl ring; Cesarean delivery; Dystocia; Intrapartum ultrasonography; Obstructed labor