Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography A Multicompartmental Approach
This new edition provides the most up to date, state-of-the art review of current literature which provides an introduction to pelvic floor imaging, as well as a resource to be used during initial and more advanced practice. The book features new chapters
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Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of the Pelvic Floor Second Edition
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Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography
S. Abbas Shobeiri Editor
Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of the Pelvic Floor Second Edition
Editor S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, FACS, FACOG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Subspecialties, INOVA Women’s Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University Falls Church, VA, USA Department of Bioengineering George Mason University Fairfax, VA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-52928-8 ISBN 978-3-319-52929-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52929-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017935976 © Springer International Publishing AG 2014, 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Late at nights, early in the mornings, and during the weekends, I labored to rewrite and edit this book. It took about a year. This came at the expense of precious time away from my wife and my three daughters. I like nothing better than to be present in their moments. They trusted that my self-imposed seclusion was to disseminate knowledge, to learn, to teach, to investigate, and to lessen women’s suffering.
Preface
In just a few years since the publication of the first edition of this book, multicompartmental pelvic floor ultrasonography has taken the leap to become central to clinical investigation of pelvic floor disorders. The most promising modality used to be magnetic resonance imaging, but MRI has had limitations due to cost and access. Ultrasonography, on the other hand, is part of general practice in obstetrics a
