Measurement of Lower Uterine Segment Thickness to Detect Uterine Scar Defect: Comparison of Transabdominal and Transvaginal Ultrasound

Objectives Lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness measurement using transabdominal ultrasound (TA‐US), transvaginal ultrasound (TV‐US), or the combination of both methods can detect scar defect in women with prior cesarean. We aimed to compare the sensitivity of three approaches. Methods Women with p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 2023-07, Vol.42 (7), p.1491-1496
Hauptverfasser: Marchant, Isobel, Lessard, Lauriane, Bergeron, Catherine, Jastrow, Nicole, Gauthier, Robert, Girard, Mario, Guerby, Paul, Vachon‐Marceau, Chantale, Maheux‐Lacroix, Sarah, Bujold, Emmanuel
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives Lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness measurement using transabdominal ultrasound (TA‐US), transvaginal ultrasound (TV‐US), or the combination of both methods can detect scar defect in women with prior cesarean. We aimed to compare the sensitivity of three approaches. Methods Women with prior cesarean underwent LUS thickness measurement at 34–38 weeks' gestation. Among those who underwent repeat cesarean before labor, we compared the accuracy of TA‐US, TV‐US, and the thinner of the two measurements (the “combined measurement”) for uterine scar dehiscence using the area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating curves with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). We calculated the sensitivity and specificity of the three approaches using a cut‐off of 2.3 mm based on prior literature. Results We included 747 participants. The mean LUS thickness was greater with TA‐US (3.8 ± 1.6 mm) compared with TV‐US (3.5 ± 1.9 mm) or the combined measurement (3.2 ± 1.5 mm; P 
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.1002/jum.16161