How Valid Is Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging in Diagnosing Levator and Anal Sphincter Trauma?

Friyan TurelKa Lai ShekHans Peter Dietz

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)

Published diagnostic criteria for levator avulsion and external anal sphincter trauma on tomographic US imaging are highly unlikely to result in false-positive findings. This finding supports the clinical validity of this method.

Keyphrases

high grade
trauma patients
urinary incontinence
cone beam
high resolution
systematic review
fluorescence imaging