Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Pelvic Floor Support Systems of Subjects with and without Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Figure 6

Vaginal lumens. Left: subject without POP. Right: patient with POP. The vaginal lumen is a thin canal that runs throughout the vagina. Axenic coupling medium was inserted into the vagina before MRI scanning, making the vaginal cavity identifiable. The modeling of the vaginas was psychologically not realistic, so these models were used only for demonstration and should be modified in the finite element calculations.