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Intraobserver and interobserver variability in first-trimester transvaginal ultrasound cervical length.
Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2018 September 10
OBJECTIVES: To determine intraobserver and interobserver variability in the measurement of different cervical length (CL) components at the first trimester (endocervical canal and isthmus), describe the optimum measurement method (single line or two lines) and establish a normality curve of first trimester CL in our population.
METHODS: Women who attended the first-trimester US scan, between 11.0 and 13.6 weeks of gestation at Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital, Barcelona, Spain were included. Inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancies in women over 18 years of age, no gestational complications, uterine malformations or uterine surgery. Lengths of the endocervical canal and uterine isthmus were measured using two methods.
RESULTS: Both methods for endocervical canal measurement, single line and two lines, showed low intraobserver variability between examiners, with no statistical differences in the majority of measurements. A correct correlation existed between examiners using the single-line two-line measurements, with a concordance correlation coefficient of 0.76.
CONCLUSIONS: Cervical length in the first trimester was reproducible for the same physician and between different physicians; however, it is essential to ensure examiners receive adequate training in the technique.
METHODS: Women who attended the first-trimester US scan, between 11.0 and 13.6 weeks of gestation at Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital, Barcelona, Spain were included. Inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancies in women over 18 years of age, no gestational complications, uterine malformations or uterine surgery. Lengths of the endocervical canal and uterine isthmus were measured using two methods.
RESULTS: Both methods for endocervical canal measurement, single line and two lines, showed low intraobserver variability between examiners, with no statistical differences in the majority of measurements. A correct correlation existed between examiners using the single-line two-line measurements, with a concordance correlation coefficient of 0.76.
CONCLUSIONS: Cervical length in the first trimester was reproducible for the same physician and between different physicians; however, it is essential to ensure examiners receive adequate training in the technique.
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