Phase-locked parallel movement of diaphragm and pelvic floor during breathing and coughing-a dynamic MRI investigation in healthy females

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Talasz, Helena ^a   Kremser, Christian ^b   Kofler, Markus ^c   Kalchschmid, Elisabeth ^d   Lechleitner, Monika ^a   Rudisch, Ansgar ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

^d Training Centre West of Health Care Professionals   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abdominal core; Breathing; Coughing; Diaphragm; Pelvic floor

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHALATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PELVIS FLOOR; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78651512532     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1240-z     Document Type: Article

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