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Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders pp 89–100Cite as

MRI of the Levator Ani Muscle

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Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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One suggested rationale for using MR imaging to evaluate urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction derives from the observation that patients might present with symptoms isolated to one pelvic compartment, but may have concomitant defects in other compartments (Maglinte et al. 1999). Accurate diagnosis of coexisting abnormalities is essential in planning reconstructive pelvic floor and antiincontinence surgery. Some authors have suggested that surgical failures result from the lack of thorough preoperative diagnosis and inadequate staging of pelvic floor dysfunction (Safir et al. 1999).

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang H. Umek MD (Associate Professor)

  2. L4000 Women’s Hospital, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0276, USA

    John O. L. DeLancey MD (Norman F. Miller Professor of Gynecology Director, Pelvic Floor Research Group Director, Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery)

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Umek, W.H., DeLancey, J.O.L. (2008). MRI of the Levator Ani Muscle. In: Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71968-7_6

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