Yoani Vladimir Pedroso Pérez*

Bachelor of Imaging, Instructor Teacher, Faculty of Health Technology, Aspiring Doctor of Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Obstetrics and Gynecology University Hospital, Materno Infantil 10 de Octubre, Havana, Cuba

*Corresponding Author: Yoani Vladimir Pedroso Pérez, Bachelor of Imaging, Instructor Teacher, Faculty of Health Technology, Aspiring Doctor of Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Obstetrics and Gynecology University Hospital, Materno Infantil 10 de Octubre, Havana, Cuba.

Received: May 15, 2024; Published: July 22, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: Elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that helps determine the stiffness of organs and other structures in the body by sending painless, low-frequency vibrations that move through the organ and are collected by a computer that uses this information to create a visual map that shows the stiffness (or elasticity) of the organ being examined. In ultrasonography, together with the morphological information of the B mode and the vascular information of the Doppler mode, it provides key data for diagnosis and has multiple uses in the field of gynecology since it has been shown to predict the risk of cervical insufficiency and preterm birth, and to differentiate malignant tissue from normal tissue.

Material and methods: A descriptive study and bibliographic review was carried out, taking the publications from different databases and medical search engines that refer to the use of elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical incontinence and preterm delivery, to later offer a research outlet to verify the effectiveness of the study.

Conclusions: Cervical elastography is a procedure without side effects, with a low cost of performance and a high diagnostic value, which is demonstrated by our experience, and it is necessary to encourage its use in gyneco-obstetric care institutions

Keywords: Elastography; Cervical Inconsistency; Preterm Delivery

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Citation

Citation: Yoani Vladimir Pedroso Pérez. “Cervical Elastography in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Cervical Insufficiency and the Risk of Preterm Birth".Acta Scientific Women's Health 6.8 (2024): 24-27.

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Copyright: © 2024 Yoani Vladimir Pedroso Pérez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.