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ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2015

Reliability of superficial male pelvic floor structural measurements using linear-array transperineal sonography.

Shawn C Roll, Manku Rana, Susan M Sigward, Moheb S Yani, Daniel J Kirages, Jason J Kutch

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6 authors.

Shawn C RollDivision of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: sroll@usc.edu.
Manku RanaDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Susan M SigwardDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Moheb S YaniDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Daniel J KiragesDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jason J KutchDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

LOS ANGELES BASIN CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTEUL1RR031986 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BUCHANAN, THOMAS A · 2010 to 2011
$21.1M
Rehabilitation Research Career Development ProgramK12HD055929 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BROWN, DAVID A · 2007 to 2021
$11.7M
TREET: Training in Rehabilitation Efficacy and Effectiveness TrialsT32HD064578 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CLARK, FLORENCE A. · 2011 to 2015
$1.1M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR031986NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD055929NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD064578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated reliability of measures for superficial structures of the male pelvic floor (PF) obtained via transperineal sonography. Two embalmed cadavers were dissected to identify positioning of muscles on and around the bulb of the penis and to confirm the PF protocol. Cross-sectional area (CSA) and linear thickness of the bulb of the penis, urethra, bulbospongiosus (BS) muscles, and ischiocavernosus (IC) muscles were measured on 38 transverse images from 20 male patients by three raters with varied study knowledge and sonographic experience. Intra- and inter-rater reliability were calculated with two-way, mixed effects intra-class correlation coefficients. Measures of the bulb of the penis had the best reliability. CSA of all muscles and sagittal thickness of the BS near the central tendon had good reliability. Reliability varied for rater-identified thickest muscle region and measures of the urethra. Our study suggests that structures of the male PF can be reliably evaluated using a transperineal sonographic approach.

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CadaverHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalObserver VariationPelvic FloorProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsUltrasonographyChronic painMusculoskeletal imagingPelvis

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PMID25444690
PMCPMC4297525

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