The pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Falah-Hassani, J Reeves, R Shiri, D Hickling… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis To evaluate the evidence for pathologies underlying stress
urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. Methods For the data sources, a structured search of …

Artificial sphincters to manage urinary incontinence: a review

L Marziale, G Lucarini, T Mazzocchi… - Artificial …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Urinary incontinence affects more than 300 million people worldwide. The implantation of a
medical device called an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the gold standard treatment …

Optical biopsy in human urologic tissue using optical coherence tomography

GJ Tearney, ME Brezinski, JF Southern, BE Bouma… - The Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a recently developed non-invasive technique for
obtaining high resolution, cross-sectional images of human tissue. This work investigated …

Imaging the urethral sphincter with three-dimensional ultrasound

S Athanasiou, V Khullar, K Boos… - Obstetrics & …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Objective To image the striated urethral sphincter (rhabdosphincter) using three-
dimensional ultrasound and to compare its size in women with genuine stress incontinence …

A comparison of 10 MHz and 20 MHz ultrasound probes in imaging the eye and orbit

SA Hewick, AC Fairhead, JC Culy… - British journal of …, 2004 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims: B-scan ultrasonography is an invaluable, versatile, non-invasive tool in
ophthalmology. Recently, a “high frequency” contact 20 MHz probe has been introduced. B …

Some biomechanical aspects of continence function

W Schäfer - Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The investigations of incontinence and out ow obstruction are key issues in urodynamics.
The investigations of bladder storage and voiding function are well standardized. For the …

Female urinary incontinence: pathophysiology, methods of evaluation and role of MR imaging

KJ Macura, RR Genadry - Abdominal imaging, 2008 - Springer
Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the most common conditions that cause a significant
psychosocial and hygienic problem in an aging female population. In this article we focus on …

Volume estimation from multiplanar 2D ultrasound images using a remote electromagnetic position and orientation sensor

SW Hughes, TJ D'Arcy, DJ Maxwell, W Chiu… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 1996 - Elsevier
A system is described for calculating volume from a sequence of multiplanar 2D ultrasound
images. Ultrasound images are captured using a video digitising card (Hauppauge Win/TV …

Intraurethral ultrasound: diagnostic evaluation of the striated urethral sphincter in incontinent females

F Frauscher, G Helweg, H Strasser, B Enna… - European …, 1998 - Springer
The aim of our study was to evaluate the striated urethral sphincter (rhabdosphincter) in
incontinent females by means of intraurethral ultrasound (IUUS). Thirty-four incontinent and …

Three‐dimensional ultrasound of the female urethra: comparing transvaginal and transrectal scanning

WH Umek, A Obermair, D Stutterecker… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To compare transvaginal and transrectal three‐dimensional ultrasound in
determining the morphology and measurements of the female urethra. Design Sixty‐five …