Urethral pressure reflectometry; a novel technique for simultaneous recording of pressure and cross-sectional area in the female urethra

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-261

  Klarskov, Niels ^a,b   Lose, Gunnar ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Amtssygehuset I Glostrup ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Pressure; Reflectometry; Urethra; Urethral pressure reflectometry

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLECTOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; URETHRA PRESSURE; URETHRA PRESSURE REFLECTOMETRY; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 34247171725     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20283     Document Type: Article

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