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11230632

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
A greater awareness of the therapies now available for pelvic floor dysfunction has increased demand for specialized imaging of this region. Some of the techniques required are available at relatively few centers, and the purpose of this review is to introduce the emerging subspecialty of pelvic floor imaging to a more general readership. Pelvic floor anatomy is complex and is being unraveled by means of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. This is discussed in detail by using a global, rather than a compartmentalized, anatomic approach. The physiology of normal urinary and anal function and the routine clinical tests applied to them are outlined. The imaging techniques involved include MR imaging, endosonography, and fluoroscopy. The main investigations include video urodynamic imaging, evacuation proctography, dynamic cystoproctography, dynamic MR imaging of the pelvic floor, and endoluminal imaging of the anal sphincters with MR imaging and ultrasonography. These are described in detail, and their role with regard to the main pathologic conditions of the pelvic floor--urinary and anal incontinence, constipation, and prolapse--are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
218
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
621-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Pelvic floor imaging.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.stoker@amc.uva.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review