title: Imaging pelvic floor disorders: trend toward comprehensive MRI.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the relevant anatomy and sonographic, fluoroscopic, and MRI options for evaluating patients with pelvic floor disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disorders of the pelvic floor are a heterogeneous and complex group of problems. Imaging can help elucidate the presence and extent of pelvic floor abnormalities. MRI is particularly well suited for global pelvic floor assessment including pelvic organ prolapse, defecatory function, and pelvic floor support structure integrity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. courtneywoodfield@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Courtney A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Woodfield
authors.forename: Saravanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnamoorthy
authors.forename: Brittany S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hampton
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media