Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of the behavior of the mid-urethra in healthy and stress incontinent women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-379

  Rinne, Kirsi Marja ^a   Kainulainen, Sakari ^a   Aukee, Sinikka ^a   Heinonen, Seppo ^a   Nilsson, Carl Gustaf ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dynamic MRI; Funneling; Hypermobility; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; URETHRA FUNCTION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 77749337544     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903555982     Document Type: Article

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