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Objective To determine the consistency of urogenital hiatus ( U H ) data between the semi‐automatic measurement and manual measurement using transperineal pelvic floor ultrasonography . Methods Total of 286 three‐dimensional images of minimal U H dimension were obtained . And they were divided into study group ( 100 images) and test group ( 186 images) randomly . T hree experts traced and created the w hole profile of the U H of those images in the study group by M AT LAB . T hen the semi‐automatic software was obtained through machine learning algorithms . In the test group , 6 parameters of U H ( including anterioposterior diameter , transverse diameter ,circumference , area ,left and right levator urethral gap distance) were measured by two experts ( D 1 and D2 ) both manually and semi‐automatically . T he time experts spent on measuring was also recorded and compared . Results T he time used for semi‐automatic measurement was significantly shorter than that for manual measurement [ ( 7 .49 ± 1 .51 ) s vs ( 42 .42 ± 11 .08) s ,( 7 .52 ± 1 .37) s vs ( 43 .45 ± 9 .09) s for D1 and D2 , t ＝ －12 .09 ,－13 .64 ,all P＝0 .00] . T he Pearson correlation coefficients between semi‐automatic and manual measurements of 6 parameters were 0 .857 －0 .985 ( P ＜ 0 .01) ,0 .853 －0 .979 ( P ＜ 0 .01 ) in D1 and D2 ,respectively . T he interclass correlation coefficients ( ICC) of six parameters were ranged from 0 .846 －0 .985 for D1 and 0 .843～0 .979 for D2 ( all P ＜ 0 .01 ) . T he Bland Altman plot also showed good agreement between two methods . Conclusions Intellectual recognition and semi‐automatic measurement has simplified the process for U H measurement ,and it is proved to be a reliable and timesaving method that is practical for clinical use .
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To evaluate and discuss feasibility and value of the transvaginal two‐dimensional sonography in distinguishing the major muscle groups of levator ani ,including puborectalis and iliococcygeus ,by observing the morphology and contraction form of these muscles . Methods Total of 145 nulliparous women were chosen . T he major muscle groups of levator ani were observed by transvaginal two‐dimensional sonography . T he images of puborectalis and iliococcygeus were obtained both at rest and contracting . T he features of the sonogram and the direction of muscle contraction were summarized . T he consistency between two sonographers was analyzed by ICC . Results T ransvaginal two‐dimensional sonography could be used to observe and distinguish the major muscle groups of levator ani . Puborectalis was showed distinctly as thick and uniform hyperechoic linear zone . Iliococcygeus was showed as triangle zone with sparse hyperechoic lines ,with one angle pointing to the caudal .During contracting ,puborectalis moved from the dorsal to the ventral while iliococcygeus contracted from the caudal to the cephalic . T he consistency between two sonographers for distinguishing the morphology and contraction form between the puborectalis( ICC＝0 .93 ,0 .89 ) and ilococcygeus ( ICC＝0 .78 ,0 .75 ) were remarkably high . Conclusions T ransvaginal two‐dimensional sonography could be used to observe dynamically and distinguish the morphology and contraction form of the levator ani muscles ,including puborectalis and iliococcygeus . It is a convenient and reproducible method to help study mechanism of levator ani injury and provide fine radiological evidence of making individual treatment .
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Objective We aim to evaluate and discuss the feasibility of Hyaline imaging of three-dimension sonography in observation of paravaginal support structure in normal nonporous women.Methods Total of 45 normal infertile women were chosen.Three-dimensional volume datasets were collected at rest by transperineal ultrasound.The three-dimensional Hyaline images were acquired off-line.We observed the morphologic features of paravaginal support structure on the axial plane in middle vagina and measured the anteroposterior and lateral horizontal distances between bilateral paravaginal support structure and ureter.The consistency between two sonographers were analyzed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).Results In three-dimensional Hyaline imaging sonogram,paravaginal support structure was appeared as typically tenting-like shaped.The anteroposterior distances between paravaginal support structure and center of ureter were listed as followed:left (-0.31 ± 1.29) mm,right (0.47 ± O.99) mm.While the lateral horizontal distances were left (12.67 ± 6.70) mm,right (13.01 ± 5.75) mm.There were no statistical differences between bilateral both anteroposterior and lateral horizontal distances.The consistency between two sonographers for distinguishing paravaginal support structure on the middle-vaginal plane and measuring distances between paravaginal support structure and center of ureter was remarkably high (ICC is 0.87 and 0.82).Conclusions Hyaline imaging technology of three-dimensional pelvic floor sonography could be used to observe paravaginal support structure in women.The normal paravaginal support structure is typically showed as bilateral symmetrical tenting-like structure,which is on the same level as the center of ureter.It provides normal anatomic radiological evidence and helps study defect of paravaginal support structure caused by pregnancy or delivery.
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Objective To investigate the effect of small dose methoxamine on parturient′s circulation stability and neonate during anesthesia of cesarean section .Methods Two hundreds and eighty-five cases of cesarean section under combined spinal epi-dural anesthesia in the hospital from January 2014 to June 2016 were selected and divided into 3 groups .The group A was intrave-nously injected by 1 mg of methoxamine hydrochloride instantly after anesthesia ,the group B by 2 mg ,while the group C was intra-venously injected by 2 mL of normal saline .The basic values at calmness after entering the operation room (T0 ) ,systolic blood pres-sure (SBP) and heart rate(HR) at horizontal position immediately after anesthesia(T1 ) ,at 1 min(T2 ) ,5 min(T3 ) after anesthesia , at 1 min(T4 ) before fetus delivery and at 5 min after fetus delivery (T5 ) were recorded ,and neonatal umbilical arterial blood pH value ,blood gas indicators and Apgar score at 1 min after delivery were also recorded .The parturient appearing the adverse reac-tions such as nausea and vomiting during operation were observed .Results HR at T2 in the group B and C was significantly in-creased ,then decreased significantly (P<0 .05) ,while which at T1 in the group A began to decrease and HR at the various time points of T2 -T4 were significantly lower than those in the group B and C ,moreover had no big fluctuation (P<0 .05);SBP at T2 in 3 groups was significantly decreased compared with that at T0 (P<0 .05) ,but SBP at the various time points of T2 -T4 in the group A were significantly higher than those in the group B and C (P<0 .05);umbilical vein blood pH ,blood gas indexes and Ap-gar score at 1 min after birth had no statistically significant differences between the group A and B (P>0 .05) ,but which in the group C were significantly lower than those in the group A and B (P<0 .05);the adverse reaction rate in the group A was 2 .11% , which was significantly lower than 9 .47% in the group B and 13 .68% in the group C (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Small dose of me-thoxamine can effectively maintain the parturient′s hemodynamic stability after combined spinal epidural anesthesia in cesarean sec-tion and has no adverse effect on neonate .
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Objective To investigate the measurement standards and clinical application of observing anatomical morphologies and contractile function of puborectalis muscle on pelvic floor parasagittal plane by endoluminal two-dimensional ultrasonography.Methods The thickness and thickening rate of puborectalis muscle of 78 young nulliparous women were measured on pelvic floor parasagittal plane at three levelsurethral level (anterior),vaginal level (central) and rectal level (posterior),both at rest and during contraction.And the thickening rates of these parts during contraction were compared with each other.Interclass correlation coefficients were calculated to evaluate the consistency of the datas.Results At rest,thickness of anterior part of the left was (9.23 ± 0.20)mm,and that of the right was (8.99 ± 0.20)mm.During contraction,thickness of anterior parts of bilateral puborectalis muscle were significantly thicker than that of central or posterior parts (P ＜0.05).The interclass coefficients were more than 0.93 and 0.83.Conclusions The endoluminal two-dimensional ultrasonography can be used to observe morphologies and contractile function dynamically of puborectalis on pelvic floor parasagittal plane.It is simple,reproducible and worthy of clinical promotion.