title: Three-dimensional endovaginal sonography of synthetic implanted materials in the female pelvic floor.
abstract: The objective of this pictorial essay is to emphasize the ability of 3-dimensional endovaginal sonography to image synthetic implanted materials in the female pelvic floor. Implanted materials discussed in this pictorial essay include polypropylene vaginal mesh, polypropylene suburethral slings, and urethral bulking agents. Three-dimensional endovaginal sonography allows for more detailed imaging compared to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the female pelvic floor, in that each plane can be manipulated to show unique images of synthetic implanted materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd, PO Box 26901, WP2410, Oklahoma City, OK 73190 USA. abbas-shobeiri@ouhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Denson
authors.forename: S Abbas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shobeiri
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: 3-dimensional endovaginal sonography; genitourinary ultrasound; pelvic floor imaging; synthetic implanted materials