1. Assessment of perineal body properties in women with stress urinary incontinence using Transperineal shear wave elastography
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Xiumei Li, Limin Zhang, Yong Li, Yushan Jiang, Cheng Zhao, Shibao Fang, Zongli Yang, and Liwen Sun
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Shear wave elastography ,Perineal body ,Stress urinary incontinence ,Transperineal ,Stiffness ,Linear array probe ,Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Limited data on the correlation between the perineal body (PB) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are available. The objectives of this study were to quantify the PB using shear wave elastography (SWE) technology with a high-frequency linear array probe to evaluate the relationship between the properties of PB and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This study included 64 women with SUI and 70 female control participants. The length, height, perimeter, and area of PB in all participants were calculated using transperineal ultrasound, and the elasticity of PB was assessed by SWE at rest and during the maximal Valsalva maneuver, respectively. In addition, the comparison of PB parameters between the patients with SUI and the healthy participants was conducted. The transperineal ultrasound and SWE examination was performed in 134 participants, and the elastic modulus values were significantly increased from participants at rest to those during the maximal Valsalva maneuver in all participants (E max : 35.59 versus 53.13 kPa, P
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- 2024
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