State of the art: An integrated approach to pelvic floor ultrasonography

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-396

  Santoro, G A ^a   Wieczorek, A P ^b   Dietz, H P ^c   Mellgren, A ^d   Sultan, A H ^e   Shobeiri, S A ^f   Stankiewicz, A ^b   Bartram, C ^g  

^a Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Princess Grace Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; endoanal ultrasonography; fecal incontinence; pelvic floor disorders; pelvic organ prolapse; transperineal ultrasonography; transvaginal ultrasonography; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANAL CANAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTUM DISEASE; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PELVIC FLOOR; RECTAL DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 79953149641     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8816     Document Type: Article

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