ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2020
Pelvic floor morphology in the standing position using upright computed tomography: age and sex differences.
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- Application of upright multidetector CT in orthopedics and the musculoskeletal system: insights into anatomy, alignment, and biomechanics.Japanese journal of radiology · 2026Review
- Detection of Age-Related Pelvic Floor Fragility in Female Patients Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
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- Recent trends in scientific research in chest radiology: What to do or not to do? That is the critical question in research.Japanese journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Differences in lung attenuation gradients between supine and standing positions in healthy participants on conventional/supine and upright computed tomography.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Exploration of postural effects on the external jugular and diploic venous system using upright computed tomography scanning.Neuroradiology · 2024Article
- A Reliable and Robust Method of Measuring Male Pelvic Floor Muscle Volume Using Three-dimensional Computed Tomography.Juntendo Iji zasshi = Juntendo medical journal · 2024Article
- The use of image synthesis techniques in target and roi delineation in the upright position.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2023Article
- Estimating right atrial pressure using upright computed tomography in patients with heart failure.European radiology · 2023Article
- The variation in shape and thickness of the pelvic floor musculature in males and females: a geometric-morphometric analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Saphenous vein valve assessment utilizing upright CT to potentially improve graft assessment for bypass surgery.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Differences in airway lumen area between supine and upright computed tomography in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Respiratory research · 2021Article
- Three-dimensional evaluation of the coccyx movement between supine and standing positions using conventional and upright computed tomography imaging.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Characterization of Pelvic Floor Activity in Healthy Subjects and with Chronic Pelvic Pain: Diagnostic Potential of Surface Electromyography.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThis study was aimed at comparing pelvic floor parameters between the standing and supine positions using upright computed tomography (CT) and evaluating the effects of sex and age in normal healthy volunteers.
methodsIn total, 139 volunteers (70 men, mean 46.7 years; 69 women, mean 47.3 years) underwent both upright CT in the standing position and conventional CT in the supine position. The distances from the bladder neck to the pubococcygeal line (PCL) and anorectal junction (ARJ), defined as the posterior aspect of the puborectalis muscle, to PCL were measured. The length, width, and area of the levator hiatus (LH) were measured on oblique axial images.
resultsThe bladder neck (men, 22.2 ± 4.9 mm vs 28.3 ± 5.3 mm; women, 9.0 ± 5.1 mm vs 19.0 ± 4.0 mm) and ARJ (men, -18.8 ± 5.5 mm vs -12.1 ± 5.1 mm; women, -20.0 ± 4.7 mm vs -11.2 ± 4.3 mm) were significantly lower in the standing position than in the supine position (all p < 0.0001). The LH area (men, 1,990 ± 380 mm
conclusionsThe bladder neck and ARJ descend and the LH area enlarges in the standing position. Pelvic floor mobility is greater in women than in men. Descent of the ARJ in the standing position is associated with aging in women.
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