2024
Speculum-free portable preterm imaging system
Boonya-Ananta T, Gonzalez M, Ajmal A, Du Le V, DeHoog E, Paidas M, Jayakumar A, Ramella-Roman J. Speculum-free portable preterm imaging system. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2024, 29: 052918-052918. PMID: 38282917, PMCID: PMC10821769, DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.29.5.052918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pregnant volunteersWeeks of gestationMortality rateNon-pregnant cervixCervical imagesPreterm birth riskStandard of careMaternal mortality rateUterine cervixPreterm birthPremature birthWomen's reproductive healthBirth riskCervixQuality of lifeDevelopmental impairmentReproductive healthBirthPatientsInfantsInfant mortality rateReducing infantInsertion sheathImaging probesPatient care
2022
A speculum free portable preterm imaging system
Boonya-Ananta T, Gonzalez M, Du Le V, DeHoog E, Paidas M, Jayakumar A, Ramella-Roman J. A speculum free portable preterm imaging system. Progress In Biomedical Optics And Imaging 2022, 11963: 119630a-119630a-8. DOI: 10.1117/12.2609915.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth
Baxter J, Adair C, Paidas M, Sheikh A, Hoffman M, Ross M. Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 123: 137s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000447110.61415.06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationNegative predictive valueHigh negative predictive valuePreterm birthTransvaginal ultrasonographyCervical lengthShort cervixShort cervical lengthCervical length measurementTransvaginal ultrasound scanCervical length assessmentPreterm birth riskReceiver operator curvePremature laborSingleton pregnanciesTransvaginal ultrasoundCervical anomaliesSecond trimesterUltrasound scanPractice guidelinesCentral readersBirth riskUltrasonographyPredictive valueGestation
2009
Effect of 2 Stitches Versus 1 Stitch on the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancies who Undergo Cervical Cerclage
Woensdregt K, Norwitz E, Cackovic M, Paidas M, Illuzzi J. Effect of 2 Stitches Versus 1 Stitch on the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancies who Undergo Cervical Cerclage. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2009, 29: 142-143. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000358412.63284.c5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Effect of 2 Stitches vs. 1 Stitch on the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancies Who Undergo Cervical Cerclage
Woensdregt K, Norwitz E, Cackovic M, Paidas M, Illuzzi J. Effect of 2 Stitches vs. 1 Stitch on the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancies Who Undergo Cervical Cerclage. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2008, 63: 483-484. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0b013e3181809023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerclage placementCervical cerclageCervical insufficiencyPreterm birthSingleton pregnanciesSignificant differencesCervical cerclage placementSonographic cervical lengthRetrospective cohort studyTime of deliveryLogistic regression analysisGestational age cutoffCervical lengthCohort studyComplication rateSurgical groupGestational ageConsecutive pregnanciesPreferred treatmentPregnancy lossRelative riskBaseline differencesAge cutoffCerclagePregnancy
2000
Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery
DIJKSTRA K, FUNAI E, O'NEILL L, REBARBER A, PAIDAS M, YOUNG B. Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-350. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthMethods Eighty womenTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationChange in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery.
Dijkstra K, Funai E, O'Neill L, Rebarber A, Paidas M, Young B. Change in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-50. PMID: 10960624, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00924-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationLogistic regression