dc.contributor.author |
Li, XS |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kruger, JA |
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dc.contributor.author |
Chung, JH |
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dc.contributor.author |
Nash, MP |
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dc.contributor.author |
Nielsen, PMF |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Hu, XP |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Clough, AV |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
San Diego, CA |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-09-04T21:11:18Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-09-04T21:11:18Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Proc. SPIE 6916, 69160V 2008 |
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dc.identifier.isbn |
978-0-8194-7100-0 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0277-786X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/7558 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Research has suggested that athletes involved in high-intensity sports for sustained periods have a higher probability of experiencing prolonged second stage of labour compared to non-athletes. The mechanism responsible for this complication is unknown but may depend on the relative size or tone of the pelvic floor muscles. Prolonged training can result in enlargement and stiffening of these muscles, providing increased resistance as the fetal head descends through the birth canal during a vaginal birth. On the other hand, recent studies have suggested an association between increased muscle bulk in athletes and higher distensibility. This project aims to use mathematical modelling to study the relationship between the size and tone of the pelvic floor muscles and the level of difficulty during childbirth. We obtained sets of magnetic resonance (MR) images of the pelvic floor region for a female athlete and a female non-athlete. Thirteen components of the pelvic floor were segmented and used to generate finite element (FE) models. The fetal head data was obtained by laser scanning a skull replica and a FE model was fitted to these data. We used contact mechanics to simulate the motion of the fetal head moving through the pelvic floor, constructed from the non-athlete data. A maximum stretch ratio of 3.2 was induced in the muscle at the left lateral attachment point to the pubis. We plan to further improve our modelling framework to include active muscle contraction and fetal head rotations in order to address the hypotheses that there is a correlation between the level of difficulty and the size or tone of the pelvic floor muscles. |
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dc.publisher |
SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Medical Imaging 2008 Conference |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
MEDICAL IMAGING 2008: PHYSIOLOGY, FUNCTION, AND STRUCTURE FROM MEDICAL IMAGES |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.source.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.769898 |
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dc.subject |
finite element method |
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dc.subject |
female pelvic floor |
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dc.subject |
second stage of labour |
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dc.subject |
FINITE-ELEMENT |
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dc.subject |
VAGINAL DELIVERY |
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dc.subject |
MUSCLE |
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dc.title |
Modelling the pelvic floor for investigating difficulties during childbirth |
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dc.type |
Conference Paper |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1117/12.769898 |
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pubs.volume |
6916 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: 2008 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. |
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pubs.finish-date |
2008-02-19 |
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pubs.start-date |
2008-02-17 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.org-id |
Bioengineering Institute |
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pubs.org-id |
ABI Associates |
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pubs.org-id |
Faculty of Engineering |
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pubs.org-id |
Engineering Science |
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