Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4964680 | Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The developed approach makes quantitative assessment of pelvic organ position in a physiologically relevant 3D coordinate system possible independent of pelvic movement relative to the scanner. It allows the accurate study of the physiologic range of organ location along the body axis (“up or down”) as well as defects of the pelvic sidewall or birth-related pelvic floor injuries outside the midsagittal plane, not possible before in a 2D reference line system. Measures in 3D can be monitored over time and may reveal pathology before bothersome symptoms appear, as well as allowing comparison of outcomes between different patient pools after different surgical approaches.
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Authors
Caecilia S. Reiner, Tom Williamson, Thomas Winklehner, Sean Lisse, Daniel Fink, John O.L. DeLancey, Cornelia Betschart,