AnalyzeDirect Mayank Sharma et al. A new method for assessing anal distensibility with a barostat and magnetic resonance imaging in healthy and constipated women Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
Publication Date
August 19, 2020
How Analyze was Used
“At each distending pressure, a region of interest was drawn by a single author (MS), around every slice with the balloon (Analyze). The balloon volume was calculated by integrating the cross‐sectional areas at each distending pressure. The maximum balloon diameter was measured perpendicular to the long axis of the catheter.”
Keywords
Compliance, Constipation, EndoFlip, Pelvic floor dysfunction
Author Affiliation(s)
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
