36 stoker j halligan s bartram c.
Pelvic floor mri radiographics.
Normal female pelvic floor anatomy.
The authors review the pelvic floor anatomy describe the mr imaging protocol used in their institutions survey common mr imaging findings in the presence of pelvic floor weakness and highlight key details that radiologists should provide surgeons to ensure effective treatment and improved outcomes.
Practical mr imaging of female pelvic floor weakness.
The anatomy and biomechanics of genital prolapse.
Boyadzhyan l raman ss raz s.
Bertschinger km hetzer fh roos je treiber k marincek b hilfiker pr.
Mr imaging based assessment of the female pelvic floor.
Axial t2 weighted mr images show the ligaments that support the female urethra at superior a and inferior b levels.
Mr imaging of the female pelvic floor in the supine and upright positions.
Imaging can play an additional role in the postoperative setting in the evaluation.
Role of static and dynamic mr imaging in surgical pelvic floor dysfunction.
Dynamic mr imaging of the pelvic floor.
Imaging in the perioperative setting can be used as an objective measure after pelvic floor intervention to document anatomic and functional changes 8 12.
Dynamic mr imaging of the pelvic floor performed with patient sitting in an open magnet unit versus with patient supine in a.
The female pelvic floor is composed of the vulva levator ani muscle deep to it and the hollow viscera urethra vagina and rectum that penetrate through the levator ani at the midline 7 8 the supporting framework is the pelvic bony ring pubic rami ischium ilium sacrum and coccyx.
Mr imaging of pelvic floor.
Clin obstet gynecol 1993.
Magnetic resonance imaging of pelvic floor relaxation.
The periurethral ligaments arrows which arise from the pu borectalis muscle.
Role of static and dynamic mr imaging in surgical pelvic floor dysfunction.
Colaiacomo mc masselli g polettini e et al.
Boyadzhyan l raman ss raz s.
Paraurethral ligaments arrowheads in a which arise from the lateral wall of the urethra u.
28 fielding jr versi e mulkern rv lerner mh griffiths da jolesz fa.
Mri of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Pelvic floor failure is a common disorder that affects 23 7 of women in the united states with a prevalence of 9 7 49 7 that increases with age one in nine women will undergo an invasive procedure for treatment of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse with 30 requiring additional surgery for symptom recurrence by 80 years of age.
However imaging findings may not always correlate well with the clinical findings and symptoms 13 14.
Dynamic analysis and evaluation of patients before and after surgical repair.
Mri of pelvic floor dysfunction esur and esgar recommendations.
