Three-dimensional ultrasound: A novel technique for investigating the urethral sphincter in the third trimester of pregnancy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 421-424

  Toozs Hobson, P ^a,b   Khullar, V ^a   Cardozo, L ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Pregnancy; Three dimensional ultrasound; Urethral sphincter; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETHRA;

EID: 0034985591     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2001.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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