Changes in Levator Ani Anatomical Configuration Following Physiotherapy in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 970-977

  Dumoulin, C ^a   Peng, Q ^a   Stodkilde Jorgensen, H ^a   Shishido, K ^a   Constantinou, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; pelvic floor; physical therapy modalities; stress; three dimensional; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; PELVIC FLOOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 34547653457     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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