Clinical evaluation of a wireless intra-vaginal pressure transducer

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1741-1747

  Hsu, Yvonne ^a   Coleman, Tanner J ^b   Hitchcock, Robert W ^b   Heintz, Kristina ^a   Shaw, Janet M ^c   Nygaard, Ingrid E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra abdominal pressure; Pelvic organ prolapse; Wireless intravaginal pressure transducer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL CATHETER; URODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WIRELESS INTRAVAGINAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; WOMEN'S HEALTH; EVALUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; VAGINA;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877627898     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1811-2     Document Type: Article

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