Microtransducer urethral profile methodology: variations caused by transducer orientation.
Microtip catheters are being used increasingly for measurement of the urethral pressure profile. The orientation of the pressure sensor is critical and attention is drawn to variations of the measured parameters in different sensor positions. A standardization of transducer orientation is necessary and the lateral (9 o'clock) position is suggested.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014159:Transducers; D014160:Transducers, Pressure; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology