Diagnosing levator avulsions after first delivery by tomographic ultrasound: reliability between observers from different centers

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1501-1506

  van Veelen, G A ^a   Schweitzer, K J ^a   van Delft, K ^b   Kluivers, K B ^c   Weemhoff, M ^d   van der Vaart, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interobserver reliability; Levator avulsion; Pelvic floor; Postpartum; Tomographic ultrasound imaging; Transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LEVATOR AVULSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; TOMOGRAPHIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; INJURIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84919795984     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-014-2414-x     Document Type: Article

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