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SUBMITTER: van Raalte H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4571288 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Raalte Heather H Egorov Vladimir V
Open journal of obstetrics and gynecology 20150801 9
The Vaginal Tactile Imager (VTI) records pressure patterns from vaginal walls under an applied tissue deformation and during pelvic floor muscle contractions. The objective of this study is to validate tactile imaging and muscle contraction parameters (markers) sensitive to the female pelvic floor conditions. Twenty-two women with normal and prolapse conditions were examined by a vaginal tactile imaging probe. We identified 9 parameters which were sensitive to prolapse conditions (<i>p</i> < 0.0 ...[more]