Levator ani subtended volume: A novel parameter to evaluate levator ani muscle laxity in pelvic organ prolapse

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244.e1-244.e9

  Rodrigues Jr , Antonio Antunes ^a   Bassaly, Renee ^a   McCullough, Mona ^a   Terwilliger, H Leigh ^a   Hart, Stuart ^a   Downes, Katheryne ^a   Hoyte, Lennox ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

levator ani muscle; levator ani subtended volume; levator hiatus; magnetic resonance imaging; pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE LAXITY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE SUBTENDED VOLUME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84857792580     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.10.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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