Abstract
Aims: The purpose of this study was to classify complicated uterine movements obtained by MRI scanner and investigate the relationship between uterine peristalsis and female infertility.
Methods: Uterine movements are classified into six fundamental movements by their motility form and directions. Computer simulation of the uterine movements is performed.
Results: Comparison results between the real MRI images and the simulated images showed that any five in our dataset uterine movement was successfully reproduced by a combination of these six fundamental movements. The point and surface vibration model appropriately mimicked the movements with the propagation velocity of 0.68 [mm/sec].
Conclusion: By analyzing six fundamental movements using data from 26 MRI scans, it was found that two fundamental movements were identified as candidate factors for female infertility.
Keywords: MRI, infertility, uterine peristalsis, motion analysis, simulation, motility.
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[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(90)90983-E] [PMID: 2180303]
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[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/HUMREP/11.3.627] [PMID: 8671281]
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[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.1966.1138693]