MR imaging of pelvic floor relaxation.

Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, Campus Box 7510, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. julia_fielding@med.unc.edu

The wide variety of available surface coils, pulse sequences, and post-processing techniques make MR imaging a useful clinical and research tool for evaluation of pelvic floor relaxation. Cases of isolated cystocele do not require imaging; however, in cases in which multiple compartments of the pelvis are involved or the patient has failed prior surgery, MR imaging should be considered for preoperative planning.

PMID: 12899489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]