Reproductive Health Summaries
Hu, Peng ; Macones, George ; Qu, Yuan "Ed" ; Stout, Molly ; Tuuli, Methodius ; Zhao, Peinan
T-018998
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a photoacoustic near-infrared (PANIR) probe to predict preterm birth by quantifying water content in cervical tissue (an early and objective indicator of cervical remodeling). This compact photoacoustic endoscopy probe u…
PANIR: Photoacoustic near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring preterm birthHu, Peng ; Macones, George ; Qu, Yuan "Ed" ; Stout, Molly ; Tuuli, Methodius ; Zhao, Peinan
T-018998
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a photoacoustic near-infrared (PANIR) probe to predict preterm birth by quantifying water content in cervical tissue (an early and objective indicator of cervical remodeling). This compact photoacoustic endoscopy probe u…
EMMI- non-invasive imaging method for safe, accurate, robust monitoring of uterine contractionsCahill, Alison ; Cuculich, Phillip ; Schwartz, Alan ; Wang, Yong
T-015805
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) method to non-invasively monitor uterine contractions. During pregnancy, many women experience preterm contractions. Sometimes these contractions progress to pre-term labor a…