Validity and Reliability of an Offline Ultrasound Measurement of Bladder Base Displacement in Women.

ABSTRACT: The effect of different exercises on the position of pelvic organs in women has not been sufficiently assessed. The objective was to analyze the validity and reliability of a new two-dimensional ultrasound algorithm to measure offline the displacement of the bladder base during abdominal exercises. This algorithm could be a useful method to future studies in determine the most appropriate exercises in sports and in rehabilitative program for the pelvic floor in women. All subjects were tested by transverse transabdominal ultrasound. The measurements were conducted offline using a customized code written in MATLAB (Ecolab) for image-processing, and manually on the ultrasound monitor using electronic calipers. The agreement was assessed with a paired t-test, Pearson's linear correlati

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Bustelo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature