A Preliminary Study on the Safety of Elastography during Pregnancy: Hypoacusia, Anthropometry, and Apgar Score in Newborns
Transient or acoustic radiation force elastography (ARFE) is becoming the most extended technology to assess cervical effacement, additionally to the Bishop test and conventional ultrasound. However, a debate on the fetal safety has been opened due to the high intensity focused beam emitted to produ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Diagnostics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/967 |