E-Cervix imaging displaying cervical elasticity characteristics of healthy adult nulliparous women at different age groups and different menstrual cycle stages
10.13929/j.issn.1003-3289.2024.08.021
- VernacularTitle:E-Cervix成像观察不同年龄段及月经周期阶段健康成年未育女性宫颈弹性
- Author:
Yunyan XU
1
;
Mingli WANG
;
Xiaoli LYU
;
Xuelei LI
Author Information
1. 安徽省妇女儿童医学中心超声科,安徽合肥 230001
- Keywords:
cervix uteri;
menstruation;
ultrasonography;
elasticity imaging techniques
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2024;40(8):1208-1211
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the cervical elasticity of healthy adult nulliparous women at different age groups and different stages of menstrual cycle with E-Cervix imaging technology.Methods A total of 218 healthy adult nulliparous women who underwent transvaginal ultrasound examination for routine physical examination were retrospectively enrolled,including 103 in follicular phase,78 in ovulation phase and 37 in luteal phase.Cervical canal length(CL)and E-Cervix elasticity parameters were compared among different age groups and different stages of menstrual cycle,including elasticity contrast index(ECI),hardness ratio(HR),cervical internal and external orifice strain values(IOS and EOS)and IOS/EOS ratio.Results No significant difference of CL nor cervical elasticity parameters was detected among healthy adult nulliparous women at different age groups(all P＞0.05).There were significant differences of ECI,HR and IOS among different menstrual cycle stages(all P＜0.05),among which women in follicular phase had higher ECI and IOS but lower HR than those in luteal phase(all P＜0.05).Conclusion No significant difference of cervical elasticity existed among healthy adult nulliparous women at different age groups.Meanwhile,cervical elasticity of healthy adult nulliparous women changed during menstrual cycle,in follicular phase had higher ECI and IOS but lower HR than in luteal phase.
