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From: Exploring transvaginal sonographic characteristics of the levator ani muscle in women with postpartum pelvic floor myofascial pain

Fig. 1

Transvaginal ultrasound showing the axial plane of the puborectalis (PR) in a normal woman. Yellow arrows (A, C) indicate the arch tendinous levator ani (ATLA). The red arrow (C) indicates the pubis branch. 1, anal canal; 2, PR; 3, angle between the ATLA and PR (AAP), 74.386°; 4, measurement region of grayscale of the left PR, indicted by yellow frame. The grayscale is 142.152; 5, length of the right PR, 5.033 cm; 6, minimum width of the right PR, 0.416 cm; 7, area of the right PR, indicated by yellow shade, 2.994 cm2

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