Anatomic variations in the levator ani muscle, endopelvic fascia, and urethra in nulliparas evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-121

  Tunn, Ralf ^a   DeLancey, John O L ^b   Howard, Denise ^b   Ashton Miler, James A ^b   Quint, Leslie E ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endopelvic fascia; Levator ani muscle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037249218     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.58     Document Type: Article

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