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Principles and Applications of 3D Pelvic Floor Ultrasound

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3D pelvic floor ultrasound imaging has an emerging role in the assessment and management of pelvic floor disorders. Advances in ultrasound equipment and transducer technology has brought this modality within reach of many clinicians. This chapter covers the technique of 3D pelvic floor ultrasound and principles of 3D volume data analyses. There are case studies of the use of 3D ultrasound in assessment of sling and mesh complications, pelvic organ prolapse, voiding dysfunction and perianal sepsis/fistulae.

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  1. Ultrasound, Philips Healthcare Australia, Epping Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113, Australia

    Shelley O’Sullivan RDMS

  2. Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Vincent Tse MBBS, MS, FRACS & Lewis Chan MBBS(Hons), FRACS, DDU

  3. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Stephanie The MBBS, FRANZCOG, DDU, COGU

  4. Department of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Peter Stewart MBBS, FRACS

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Correspondence to Lewis Chan MBBS(Hons), FRACS, DDU .

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  1. Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Lewis Chan

  2. Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Vincent Tse

  3. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Stephanie The

  4. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Peter Stewart

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O’Sullivan, S., Tse, V., The, S., Chan, L., Stewart, P. (2015). Principles and Applications of 3D Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. In: Chan, L., Tse, V., The, S., Stewart, P. (eds) Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04310-4_9

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04310-4_9

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