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Fig. 2E —Anatomic dissection and MR images of ventral and dorsal
groups of urethral supporting ligaments and their corresponding MR appearance
in healthy nulliparous volunteers. Axial oblique balanced fast-field echo MR
image (5.0/1.6) of 28-year-old woman (same volunteer as in
Fig. 1D) obtained in plane of
proximal PUL, as shown in sagittal image (inset), reveals same
structures as those seen in A of dissected cadaver, including right and
left proximal PULs (pink arrows) and periurethral ligaments (red
arrows). PR = puborectalis muscle. Inset is sagittal MR image; white line
shows plane of proximal PUL, arrow points to PUL.