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Vaginal Tactile Imaging

  1. Egorov V. Biomechanical Mapping of the Female Pelvic Floor. 1st Ed, Elsevier Academic Press, 2023: 1-394. ISBN: 9780323851619.

  2. Sarvazyan N, Francy B, Egorov V. Vaginal Tactile Imaging: A Review. Pelviperineology 2023; 42(1): 28-42.

  3. Koroknai E, Rátonyi D, Pákozdy K, Sipos AG, Krasznai, Takacs P, Kozma B. Correlation between the female pelvic floor biomechanical parameters and the severity of stress urinary incontinence. BMC Urology 2023; 23: 198.

  4. Song C, Wen W, Pan L, Sun J, Bai Y, Tang J, Zhong C, Han B, Xia S, Zhu Y. Analysis of the anatomical and biomechanical characteristics of the pelvic floor in cystocele. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2023. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14657.

  5. Takacs P, Pákozdy K, Koroknai E, Erdődi B, Krasznai Z, Kozma B. A randomized controlled pilot trial to assess the effectiveness of a specially formulated food supplement and pelvic floor muscle training in women with stress-predominant urinary incontinence. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23(1): 321.

  6. Gao L, Wang Y, Wen W, Duan Y, Li Z, Dang E, Li P, Yu L, Zhou C, Lu M, Wang G. Fractional carbon dioxide vaginal laser treatment of stress urinary incontinence: Remodeling of vaginal tissues and improving pelvic floor structures. Lasers Surg Med. 2023 Feb 7: 1-10.

  7. Lauterbach R, Gruenwald I, Ersheed A, Mattar K, Matanes E, Justman N, Amnon A, Lowenstein L. Tension free vaginal vape for repair of stress urinary incontinence affects vaginal elasticity and sexual function. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery 2022; 38(3): 226-231.

  8. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Takacs P, Shobeiri SA, Lucente V, Hoyte L. Biomechanical integrity score of the female pelvic floor. International Urogynecology Journal 2022; 33: 1617–1631.

  9. Gao L, Wen W, Wang Y, Li Z, Dang E, Yu L , Zhou C, Lu M, Wang G. Fractional carbon dioxide laser improves vaginal laxity via remodeling of vaginal tissues in Asian women. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2022; 11: 5201.

  10. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Shobeiri SA. Tactile and ultrasound image fusion for functional assessment of the female pelvic floor. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021; 11: 674-688.

  11. Matanes E, Linder R, Lauterbach R, Mick I, Matanis J, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Reiss A, Amit A, Lowenstein L. The impact of radiation therapy on vaginal biomechanical properties. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2021; 264: 36-40.

  12. Lauterbach R, Gutzeit O, Matanes E, Linder R, Mick I, Aharoni S, Gruenwald I, Wiener Z, Lowenstein L. Vaginal fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment and changes in vaginal biomechanical parameters. Lasers Surg Med. 2021; 53(9): 1146-1151.

  13. Egorov V, Takacs P, Shobeiri SA, Hoyte L, Lucente V, van Raalte H, Sarvazyan N. Predictive value of biomechanical mapping for pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021; 27(1): e28-e38.

  14. Lauterbach R, Gruenwald I, Matanes E, Matar K, Weiner Z, Lowenstein L. The impact of vaginal hysterectomy and uterosacral ligament suspension on vaginal elasticity and sexual function. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021; 258: 29-32.

  15. Rusavy Z, Kalis V, Aglyamov S, Egorov V. Feasibility and safety of antepartum tactile imaging. International Urogynecology Journal 2021; 32: 1785-1791.

  16. Brandt JS, Rosen T, van Raalte H, Kurtenos V, Egorov V. Characterization of perineum elasticity and pubic bone-perineal critical distance with a novel tactile probe: results of an intraobserver reproducibility study. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020; 10: 493-503.

  17. van Raalte H, Takacs P, Lucente V, Shobeiri SA, Hoyte L, Egorov V. Pelvic organ prolapse surgery improves biomechanical conditions and integrity of the weak pelvic floor. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2020: 222(3): S768-S769.

  18. Qiu Y, Wu Q, Huang C. Tactile imaging and its application to pelvic floor dysfunction. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Medical Science) 2020; 40: 585-587.

  19. Egorov V, Lucente V, van Raalte H, Murphy M, Ephrain S, Bhatia N, Sarvazyan N. Biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor: changes with age, parity and weight. Pelviperineology 2019; 38: 3-11.

  20. Egorov V, Shobeiri SA, Takacs P, Hoyte L, Lucente V, van Raalte H. Biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor: prolapse versus normal conditions. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018; 8: 900-925.

  21. Hoyte L, Egorov V. Preoperative biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor. Global Imaging Insights 2018; 3(5): 1-3.

  22. Bensmail H. Evolutions in diagnosis and treatment of vaginal laxity. EC Gynaecology 2018; 7(8): 321-327.

  23. Egorov V, Lucente V, Shobeiri SA, Takacs P, Hoyte L, van Raalte H Biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor: uterine prolapse versus normal conditions. EC Gynaecology 2018; 7(11): 431-446.

  24. Bensmail H. Biomechanical characterization using tactile imaging and interpretation of female pelvic floor conditions before a treatment. EC Gynaecology 2018; 7(8): 293-297.

  25. Egorov V, Murphy M, Lucente V, van Raalte H, Ephrain S, Bhatia N, Sarvazyan N. Quantitative assessment and interpretation of vaginal conditions. Sexual Medicine 2018; 6(1): 39-48.

  26. Lucente V, van Raalte H, Murphy M, Egorov V. Biomechanical paradigm and interpretation of female pelvic floor conditions before a treatment. International Journal of Women's Health 2017;9: 521-550.

  27. van Raalte H, Egorov V. Laparoscopic tactile imager for urogynecological surgery: first clinical experience. Female Pelvic Med Reconst Surg. 2017; 23(5S): S122.

  28. Van Raalte H. New biomechanical approach characterizes vaginal conditions. The Aesthetic Guide 2017; May/June: 38.

  29. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Lucente V, Sarvazyan A. Biomechanical characterization of the pelvic floor using tactile imaging. In: Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor, Eds. Hoyte L, Damaser MS, Elsevier, 2016: 317-348.

  30. van Raalte H, Lucente V, Ephrain S, Murphy M, Bhatia N, Sarvazyan N, Egorov V. Intra- and inter-observer reproducibility of vaginal tactile imaging. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2016; 22(5S): S130-131.

  31. van Raalte H, Bhatia N, Egorov V. Is it all just smoke and mirrors?: Vaginal laser therapy and its assessment by tactile imaging. International Urogynecology Journal 2016; 27 (S1): S120-121.

  32. van Raalte H. Egorov V. Tactile imaging markers to characterize female pelvic floor conditions. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015; 5: 505-515.

  33. van Raalte H, Egorov V. Characterizing female pelvic floor conditions by tactile imaging. International Urogynecology Journal 2015; 26(4): 607-609.

  34. van Raalte H, Lucente V, Egorov V. High definition pressure mapping of the pelvic floor muscles during Valsalva manever, voluntary muscle contraction and involuntary relaxation. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015; 21(5): S149-S150.

  35. van Raalte H, Egorov V, Lucente V, Murphy M, Saiz C. 3D tactile imaging in early prolapse detection. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2013, 32 (6), 704-705.

  36. Incontinence: Tactile imaging for quantifying vaginal elasticity in prolapse. Nature Reviews Urology 2012; 9(2): 60.

  37. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Lucente V. Quantifying vaginal tissue elasticity under normal and prolapse conditions by tactile imaging. International Urogynecology Journal 2012; 23(4): 459-466.

  38. van Raalte H, Lucente V, Egorov V. 3D imaging and quantifying vaginal tissue elasticity under normal and prolapse conditions. International Urogynecology Journal 2011; 22(S1): S183-184.

  39. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Sarvazyan A. Vaginal Tactile Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2010; 57(7): 1736-1744.

Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging

  1. De Marzi L, Baumfeld Y, Wei Q, Shobeiri SA. Review of emerging technologies in pelvic floor ultrasonography. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022; 12(5): 375-385.

  2. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Shobeiri SA. Tactile and ultrasound image fusion for functional assessment of the female pelvic floor. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021; 11: 674-688.

  3. Sarvazyan AP, Rudenko OV, Fatemi M. Acoustic radiation force: A review of four mechanisms for biomedical applications. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2021; 68(11): 3261-3269.

  4. Egorov V, Rosen T, van Raalte H, Kurtenoks V. Cervical characterization with tactile-ultrasound probe. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020; 10: 85-99.

  5. Alshiek J, Shobeiri SA. Pelvic anatomical and functional characterization by ultrasound and tactile imaging under pelvic organ prolapse conditions. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2019; 25(5S): S115.

  6. Sarvazyan A, Urban MW. Historical growth of ultrasound elastography and directions for the future. In.: Ultrasound Elastography for Biomedical Applications and Medicine. Eds: Nenadic I, Urban M, Greenleaf J, Gennisson JL, Bernal M, Tanter M. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018: 567-579.

  7. Kim K, Egorov V, Shobeiri SA. Emerging imaging technologies and techniques. In: Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography, Ed. Abbas Shobeiri, 2nd Edition, Springer International Publishing AG, 2017: 327-336.

  8. Sarvazyan A, Hall TJ, Urban MW, Fatemi M, Aglyamov SR, Garra BS. An Overview of Elastography–An Emerging Branch of Medical Imaging. Current Medical Imaging Reviews 2011, 7, 255-282.

The Scientific Foundation

  1. Sarvazyan A, Egorov V. Mechanical Imaging - a Technology for 3-D Visualization and Characterization of Soft Tissue Abnormalities: A Review. Current Medical Imaging Reviews 2012; 8(1): 64-73.

  2. Sarvazyan A, Egorov V, Sarvazyan N. Tactile Sensing and Tactile Imaging in Detection of Cancer. In: Biosensors and Molecular Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics, Eds. Harold KE, Rasooly A, Taylor & Francis, May 29, 2012: 339-354.

  3. Egorov V, Kearney T, Pollak SB, Rohatgi C, Sarvazyan N, Airapetian S, Browning S, Sarvazyan A. Differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions by mechanical imaging. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2009; 118(1):67-80.

  4. Egorov V, Tsyuryupa S, Kanilo S, Kogit M, Sarvazyan A. Tissue Elastometer. Medical Engineering and Physics 2008; 30(2): 206-212.

  5. Egorov V, Sarvazyan AP. Mechanical Imaging of the Breast. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 2008; 27(9):1275-1287.

  6. Sarvazyan A, Egorov V, Son JS, Kaufman CS. Cost-effective screening for breast cancer worldwide: current state and future directions. Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research 2008; 1:91-99.

  7. Weiss RE, Egorov V, Ayrapetyan S, Sarvazyan N, Sarvazyan A. Prostate mechanical imaging: a new method for prostate assessment. Urology 2008; 71(3): 425-429.

  8. Egorov V, Ayrapetyan S, Sarvazyan AP. Prostate mechanical imaging: 3-D image composition and feature calculations. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 2006; 25(10): 1329-1340

  9. Sarvazyan A. Model-based imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol 2006; 32(11): 1712-1720.

  10. Sarvazyan A. Mechanical imaging: a new technology for medical diagnostics. Int J Med Inform 1998; 49(2): 195-216.

  11. Sarvazyan AP, Rudenko OV, Swanson SD, Fowlkes JB, Emelianov SY. Shear wave elasticity imaging: a new ultrasonic technology of medical diagnostics. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 1998: 24 (9); 1419-1435.

  12. Sarvazyan AP, Skovoroda AR, Emelianov SY, Fowlkes JB, JG Pipe JG. Adler RS, Buxton RB, Carson PL. Biophysical bases of elasticity imaging. Acoustical imaging 1995: 21; 223-240.

Recent Presentations:

  1. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Takacs P, Lucente V. Egorov D, Kanilo S. Digital twin of the female pelvic floor. 16th EUGA Annual Congress, Varese, Italy, 19-21 October, 2023.

  2. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Greer J, Sarvazyan N, Takacs P, Lucente V. Women’s health in the military requires significant attention and advanced quantitative diagnostic techniques. Military Health System Research Symposium. Orlando, FL, August 14-17, 2023.

  3. Francy B, Egorov V. Predictive Model for Biomechanical Parameter Changes after Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. IUGA 48th Annual Meeting. The Hague, The Netherland. June 21-24, 2023.

  4. Egorov V, Takacs P, Lucente V, van Raalte H, Greer J, Sarvazyan N. Biomechanical integrity of the female pelvic floor in military. IUGA 48th Annual Meeting. The Hague, The Netherland. June 21-24, 2023.

  5. Egorov V, Takacs P, Shobeiri SA, van Raalte H, Lucente L, Hoyte L. Biomechanical Integrity and Hysterectomy. IUGA 48th Annual Meeting. The Hague, The Netherland. June 21-24, 2023.

  6. Egorov V (Keynote speaker). Biomechanical integrity of the female pelvic. 2nd International Conference on Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women’s Health. Paris, France, November 28-30, 2022.

  7. Egorov V, van Raalte H, Takacs P, Shobeiri SA, Lucente V, Hoyte H. Introducing new integral parameter for biomechanical characterization of the female pelvic floor. AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting. Austin, TX. June 14-18, 2022.

  8. Shobeiri SA, van Raalte H, Egorov V. Tactile and ultrasound image fusion for biomechanical characterization of the pelvic floor. IUGA 46th Annual Meeting. Virtual, December 9-12, 2021.

  9. van Raalte H, Shobeiri SA, Egorov V. Vaginal tactile and ultrasound image fusion: a feasibility study. SGS 47th Annual Scientific Meeting. Palm Springs, California, USA. June 27-30, 2021.

  10. Rosen T, Brandt J, Egorov V. A pilot study of the antepartum tactile imager to measure perineal elasticity to predict maternal birth trauma. IUGA 45th Annual Meeting. Hague, Netherlands, September 2-5, 2020.

  11. Ruzavy Z, Kalis V, Egorov V. Antepartum tactile imaging: first clinical experience. IUGA 45th Annual Meeting. Hague, Netherlands, September 2-5, 2020.

  12. Egorov V, Takacs P, Shobeiri SA, Hoyte L, Lucente V, van Raalte H. Hysterectomy improves biomechanical conditions of weak and impairs relatively strong pelvic floor. IUGA 45th Annual Meeting. Hague, Netherlands, September 2-5, 2020.

  13. van Raalte H, Takacs P, Lucente V, Shobeiri SA, Hoyte L, Egorov V. Pelvic organ prolapse surgery improves biomechanical conditions and intergrity of the weak pelvic floor. SGS Annual Scientific Meeting. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. March 29 - April 1, 2020.