Perineal Ultrasound as a Complement to POP-Q in the Assessment of Cystoceles

Figure 1

(a) Measurement as proposed by Dietz et al. [5] using a horizontal line. Original position of the probe (red): distance to the lowest point of the bladder = 3.5 cm. Shifted probe (black): distance to the lowest point of the bladder = 2 cm, resulting in 1.5 cm difference from the original position of the probe. (b) Measurement using the MPL. Original position of the probe: distance = 6 cm. Shifted probe (black): distance = 6 cm, resulting in 0 cm difference from the original position of the probe.

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