Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 342-352 , March 2007

Ultrasound Evaluation of Dynamic Responses of Female Pelvic Floor Muscles

  • Qiyu Peng

      Affiliations

    • PAVA Medical Center & Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Ruth Jones

      Affiliations

    • PAVA Medical Center & Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    • School of Health Professions & Rehabilitation Sciences, Southampton University, Southampton, UK
    • ,
  • Keiichi Shishido

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
    • ,
  • Christos E. Constantinou

      Affiliations

    • PAVA Medical Center & Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Christos E. Constantinou, Ph.D., Department of Urology, MC5118, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305.

Received 3 April 2006 ,Revised 14 August 2006 ,Accepted 24 August 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(06)01827-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.08.020

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 342-352 , March 2007

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