MONITORING URODYNAMICS BY TRANS-VAGINAL NIRS

摘要

The invention relate to the demonstration herein that it is feasible to use atransvaginal NIRS probe to interrogatefunctioning urological tissues, such as the urethral sphincter, the bladderdetrusor muscle, and pelvic floor musculature, to obtainclinically relevant information. The present invention accordingly providesmethods and devices for transvaginal monitoring orimaging of the urological tissues, such as the urethral sphincter and/or thebladder, and/or pelvic floor musculature, using NIRS.