Effectiveness of ultrasonographic parameters for documenting the severity of anatomic stress incontinence

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 421-426

  Yalcin, Omer T ^a   Hassa, Hikmet ^a   Ozalp, Sinan ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bladder neck mobility; Pad test; Perineal ultrasonography; x y coordinate system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 0034102120     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079005421.x     Document Type: Article

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