Pelvic Floor Anatomy Mri

Magnetic resonance imaging of the female bladder neck and urethra.

Pelvic floor anatomy mri. Practical mr imaging of female pelvic floor weakness. Conclusion in women with pelvic floor weakness pelvic mri with its superior soft tissue contrast resolution allows direct visualization of the pelvic organs. The anatomy of pelvic floor. The male pelvic floor has sex specific differences in anatomy and pathophysiologic disorders.

Pelvic floor failure is a common disorder that affects 23 7 of women in the united states with a prevalence of 9 7 49 7 that increases with age one in nine women will undergo an invasive procedure for treatment of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse with 30 requiring additional surgery for symptom recurrence by 80 years of age. This mri male pelvis axial cross sectional anatomy tool is absolutely free to use. Use the mouse scroll wheel to move the images up and down alternatively use the tiny arrows on both side of the image to move the images on both side of the image to move the images. Curr opin obstet gynecol 1994.

Imaging is important because physical examination may not be adequate as the only means of evaluating pelvic floor disorders. The authors review the pelvic floor anatomy describe the mr imaging protocol used in their institutions survey common mr imaging findings in the presence of pelvic floor weakness and highlight key details that radiologists should provide surgeons to ensure effective treatment and improved outcomes. Compartmentalization of the pelvic floor has lead to different medical specialties looking at that specific compartment and paying less attention to the whole pelvic floor fig. 36 stoker j halligan s bartram c.

Endovaginal mr imaging of normal anatomy. This article reviews pertinent pelvic floor anatomy as well as the technique for performing interpreting and reporting abnormalities seen on mr defecography examinations in the anterior middle and posterior. 1 5 retropubic anatomy showing points of attachments of the atla and the atfp. The purpose of this article is to review the anatomy and etiology of pelvic floor weakness in women and to discuss the role of mri in the assessment of female pelvic floor dysfunction.

The prevalence of pelvic floor disorders is much lower in men than in women and because of this the majority of the published literature pertaining to mri of the pelvic floor is oriented toward evaluation of the female pelvic floor.