Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging to Control the Placement of Tension-Free Transobturator Tape in Female Urinary Stress Incontinence

Figure 2

Using tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI), 9 parallel slices are obtained (upper left figure showing the midsagittal view). The uppermost slice is placed at the meatus urethrae internus (MUI). In caudal direction eight further slices are obtained with a 4 mm interslice distance. The line marked with the symbol ☆ refers to slice number 7. This slice is shown in Subfigure 7 on the axial plane. Here, the major part of the tape is seen dorsal to the urethra.