Two- and 3-dimensional MRI comparison of levator ani structure, volume, and integrity in women with stress incontinence and prolapse

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-19

  Hoyte, Lennox ^a   Schierlitz, Lore ^a   Zou, Kelly ^a   Flesh, George ^a   Fielding, Julia R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional modeling; Levator ani; Levator sling gap; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pelvic floor; Prolapse; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MENOPAUSE; MODEL; MUSCLE MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0034913844     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.116365     Document Type: Article

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