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All commercially available intravaginal probes had deficiencies in their design such as problems with probe geometry, electrode size, location, and/or configuration. Improved intravaginal EMG probes should be developed for use in research and clinical practice.

This preliminary work suggests that, in the early postpartum period, IRD as a measure of DrA severity is meaningful for body image.

Introduction Appendicitis is notorious in its ability to simulate other conditions and in the frequency it can be mimicked by other pathologies. Despite extraordinary advances in modern radiography imaging and diagnostic laboratory investigations the accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains an enigmatic challenge. Of the various commonly used diagnostic aids for appendicitis, no single test can reduce the rate of negative appendicectomy to zero.

When performed by an experienced investigator, ultrasound imaging is a reliable tool by which to measure IRD in postpartum women who have diastasis recti.