Pelvic floor function in nulliparous women using three-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 631-638

  Kruger, J A ^a   Heap, S W ^b   Murphy, B A ^b   Dietz, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPINE POSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; VALSALVA MANEUVER; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY;

EID: 42449109511     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181655dc2     Document Type: Article

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