Measurement of the pubic portion of the levator ani muscle in women with unilateral defects in 3-D models from MR images

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-241

  Chen, L ^a   Hsu, Y ^b   Ashton Miller, J A ^a   DeLancey, J O L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D reconstruction; Cross sectional area; Injury; Levator ani; MR image; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33344455980     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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