Anterior cervical angle as a new biophysical ultrasound marker for prediction of spontaneous preterm birth

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Current prenatal screening protocols during the first and second trimesters identify only approximately 55% and 69% of cases of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB), respectively. Thus, spontaneous PTB remains one of the least predictable complications of pregnancy1, 2. We present the concept of a novel ultrasound parameter, the anterior cervical angle (ACA) (Figure 1), which has the potential to become an additional...

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