Prediction of late-pregnancy pelvic floor dysfunction: a nomogram model based on proton density fat fraction and synthetic magnetic resonance imaging
Yanni Zeng, Juanting Wang, Haiyan Shi, Ruomi Guo, Xueying Zhao, Yan Li, Yu Zhou, Hongsheng Wu, Yong Hong · 2026
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Yanni Zeng and co-authors built a prediction chart for pelvic floor trouble in late pregnancy, based on MRI measures, in a 2026 study. Pelvic floor dysfunction blights many women's lives, yet most care waits until after birth. The team scanned one hundred fourteen women in their third trimester and measured the fat share and tissue traits of the pelvic floor muscles. Charts of clinical facts were set beside the scan numbers.
Fifty-two women had the dysfunction and sixty-two did not. Weeks of pregnancy, number of past pregnancies and births, and baby weight all differed between the groups, as did two scan measures. The final chart kept three predictors: past pregnancy count, fat share in the left muscle, and one tissue value in the right. Its sorting power was moderate. The authors offer it as an early-warning aid so support can start before birth, not after.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yanni Zeng, Juanting Wang, Haiyan Shi, Ruomi Guo, Xueying Zhao, Yan Li, Yu Zhou, Hongsheng Wu, Yong Hong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |