A review of functional pelvic floor imaging modalities and their effectiveness.

Autor: Ahmad AN; New Hunt's House, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. Electronic address: aminah.ahmad@kcl.ac.uk., Hainsworth A; St Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PZ, United Kingdom., Williams AB; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom., Schizas AM; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical imaging [Clin Imaging] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 39 (4), pp. 559-65. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.02.013
Abstrakt: The anatomy of the pelvic floor is complex and clinical examination alone is often insufficient to diagnose and assess pathology. With a greater understanding of pelvic floor dysfunction and treatment options, imaging is becoming increasingly common. This review compares three imaging techniques. Ultrasound has the potential for dynamic assessment of the entire pelvic floor. Magnetic resonance imaging is able to rapidly image the entire pelvic floor but it is expensive and tends to underestimate pathology. Dynamic defaecating proctography or cystocolpoproctography is the current gold standard for posterior compartment imaging but requires opacification of the bladder to provide a global view.
(Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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