Table 6 Comparison of elastography findings of the second visit and clinical outcomes
From: Value of cervical strain in ultrasound elastography as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery
Delivery | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full term (n = 44) | Preterm (n = 30) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Cervix length (cm)second visit (mean ± SD) | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0001 |
Strain T1 second visit (mean ± SD) | 0.21 | 0.020 | 0.77 | 0.27 | 0.0001 |
Strain T2 second visit (mean ± SD) | 0.32 | 0.029 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 0.005 |
Ratio T1 second visit (mean ± SD) | 1.02 | 0.30 | 0.81 | 0.35 | 0.004 |
Ratio T2 second visit (mean ± SD) | 0.79 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 0.24 | 0.86 |
Count | Column N (%) | Count | Column N (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E.I entire cervix second Visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0001 |
Mild soft | 17 | 38.6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Moderate soft | 15 | 34.1 | 14 | 46.7 | ||
Very soft | 12 | 27.3 | 16 | 53.3 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Int os second visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0001 |
Mild soft | 17 | 38.6 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
Moderate soft | 27 | 61.4 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 93.3 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
E.I Ex os second visit | Hard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Mild soft | 28 | 63.6 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
Moderate soft | 16 | 36.4 | 22 | 73.3 | ||
Very soft | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | ||
The softest | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||