Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography

Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of Pelvic Floor
provides an introduction to pelvic floor imaging, as well as a resource to be used during initial and more advanced
practice. The book helps readers gain competence in performing 2D/3D/4D transperineal, and 2D/3D endovaginal / endoanal
ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor, including anal sphincter and levator ani complex. The text also shows
interested clinicians how to obtain optimal images of pelvic floor muscles and organs, how to obtain useful images of
the anal canal, levator ani complex, urethra, and how to interpret clinical implications of alterations of the anatomy.
In addition, emerging techniques of “dynamic” pelvic floor ultrasound and 3D/4D ultrasound are introduced through
step by step protocols that are aimed at optimizing sonographic images.

Written entirely by experts in their fields, Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicompartmental Approach to
2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of Pelvic Floor is a comprehensive resource that will be of great value to urogynecologists,
colorectal surgeons, obstetrician and gynecologists, female urologists, ultrasonographers, radiologists,
physiotherapists, as well as fellows in urogynecology and colorectal surgery.


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1 Pelvic Floor Anatomy ................................................................... 1
S. Abbas Shobeiri
2 2D/3D Endovaginal and Endoanal Instrumentation
and Techniques .............................................................................. 19
S. Abbas Shobeiri
3 Instrumentation and Techniques for Translabial
and Transperineal Pelvic Floor Ultrasound ............................... 45
Milena Weinstein and S. Abbas Shobeiri
4 3D Endovaginal Ultrasound Imaging
of the Levator Ani Muscles .......................................................... 69
Lieschen H. Quiroz and S. Abbas Shobeiri
5 Endovaginal Urethra and Bladder Imaging ............................... 91
Andrzej Pawel Wieczorek and Magdalena Maria Wozniak
6 3D Endovaginal Imaging of the Anorectal Structures ............... 115
Dena E. White and S. Abbas Shobeiri
7 Endovaginal Imaging of Vaginal Implants ................................. 133
Aparna Hegde and G. Willy Davila
8 Endovaginal Imaging of Pelvic Floor Cysts and Masses ........... 153
Ghazaleh Rostaminia and S. Abbas Shobeiri
9 Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasonography
of the Anorectal Region ................................................................ 163
Giulio A. Santoro and Sthela Murad-Regadas
10 Endoanal Ultrasonographic Imaging
of the Anorectal Cysts and Masses .............................................. 185
Sthela Murad-Regadas and Giulio A. Santoro
11 Emerging Imaging Technologies and Techniques ...................... 195
S. Abbas Shobeiri and Jittima B. Manonai
Post-Test Questions ............................................................................... 211
Index ....................................................................................................... 229
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