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Cervical assessment at the routine 23-weeks' scan: problems with transabdominal sonography

M S To1, C Skentou, S Cicero

  • 1Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Summary

Transabdominal sonography is less reliable for measuring cervical length in pregnancy compared to transvaginal methods. Transabdominal scans often fail to visualize the cervix, especially short ones, and can provide inaccurate longer measurements with a full bladder.

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