| Автор | W A van Duyl |
| Автор | A T M van der Zon |
| Автор | A C Drogendijk |
| Дата выпуска | 1984-08-01 |
| dc.description | A method is described for determination of the stress-relaxation characteristics of the cervix uteri of nongravid women after almost stepwise dilatation of the cervical canal by a water-filled balloon. The stress relaxation is followed by measurement of the pressure decay in the same balloon. Application of this atraumatic technique to women with a normal cervix and women known to have an incompetent cervix yields diagnostic ranges of various parameters, in particular a time constant and the elastic ratio. The technique seems promising for easy detection of cervical incompetence, allowing suitable measures to be taken for prevention of immature deliveries. A mechanical model of the tissue of the ostium internum has further been developed on the basis of the measured characteristics. |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Название | Stress relaxation of the human cervix: a new tool for diagnosis of cervical incompetence |
| Тип | paper |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0815/5/3/005 |
| Print ISSN | 0143-0815 |
| Журнал | Clinical Physics and Physiological Measurement |
| Том | 5 |
| Первая страница | 207 |
| Последняя страница | 218 |
| Аффилиация | W A van Duyl; Dept. of Biol. & Med. Phys., Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Аффилиация | A T M van der Zon; Dept. of Biol. & Med. Phys., Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Аффилиация | A C Drogendijk; Dept. of Biol. & Med. Phys., Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Выпуск | 3 |
