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Original Article

Transvaginal ultrasonographic cervical assessment for the prediction of preterm delivery

Isao Hasegawa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Kenichi Tanaka Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Katsuyuki Takahashi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Tadao Tanaka Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Koji Aoki Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Yuichi Torii Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Takashi Okai Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Fumitaka Saji Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Tsuneo Takahashi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Kodo Sato Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Masatetsu Fujimura Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Yunosuke Ogawa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine (I. H., Ke.T.), Sendai National Hospital (Ka.T.), National Ookura Hospital (Ta.T.), Nagoya City, Niigata, Japan; University (K.A.), Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital (Y.T.), Tokyo University Faculty of Medicine (T.O.), Osaka University Faculty of Medicine (F.S.), Yokohama City Hospital (Ts.T.), Toranomon Hospital (K.S.), Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Maternal Fetal Medical Center (M.F.), Saitama Medical Collage (Y. O.), Niigata, Japan
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Pages 305-309 | Received 17 Nov 1995, Accepted 24 Mar 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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