Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction are poorly correlated with findings on clinical examination and dynamic MR imaging of the pelvic floor

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1169-1174

  Broekhuis, Suzan R ^a   Fütterer, Jurgen J ^a   Hendriks, Jan C M ^a   Barentsz, Jelle O ^a   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pelvic organ prolapse; POP Q; Questionnaire; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DISCOMFORT;

EID: 70349104209     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0938-2     Document Type: Article

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