External anal sphincter volume measurements using 3-dimensional endoanal ultrasound

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1243-1248

  Gregory, W Thomas ^a   Boyles, Sarah Hamilton ^a   Simmons, Kimberly ^a   Corcoran, Amy ^a   Clark, Amanda L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Endoanal ultrasound; Reproducibility; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; NULLIPARA; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33646076448     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.822     Document Type: Article

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