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The imaging of synthetic implants may yet prove to be a major factor in the uptake of pelvic floor ultrasound in clinical practice, in particular because currently used mesh implants seem to be much more difficult (if not impossible) to detect on magnetic resonance and X-ray imaging.1–3 Synthetic suburethral slings such as the tensionless vaginal tape (TVT), suprapubic arc tape (Sparc), intravaginal slingplasty (IVS), Monarc, and transobturator TVT (TOT) have become very popular during the last 10 years4–7 and are now the primary anti-incontinence procedures in many developed countries. These slings are not without their problems, even if biocompatibility is markedly better than for previously used synthetic slings, and they differ from each other in some important aspects.
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Dietz, H.P. (2008). Imaging of Implant Materials. In: Atlas of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-584-4_7
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