Pelvic floor muscle contractility: Digital assessment vs transperineal ultrasound

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-222

  Van Delft, K ^a   Thakar, R ^a   Sultan, A H ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Hiatus area; Modified Oxford scale; Pelvic floor muscle contractility; Transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PALPATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PUERPERIUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922635923     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13456     Document Type: Article

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