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Furthermore, we analyzed the association between the position of the tape at rest and the subjective cure in stress incontinent women.<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. This retrospective pilot study consists of 32 stress incontinent women, who underwent TOT procedure and routine sonographic control at day 1 postoperatively and at follow-up visit. TUI was applied on the resulting 4D volumes, thereby delivering 9 axial slices with a 4\u2009mm interslice distance starting at the meatus urethrae internus in caudal direction. The reliability of the approach was tested by two examiners. Postoperative and follow-up ultrasound parameters of uncured and cured patients were analyzed.<jats:italic>Result<\/jats:italic>s. Measurements of the position of the TOT demonstrated high intraclass correlation coefficients. We found minor differences between sonographic parameters at day 1 postoperatively and at follow-up after a median period of 321 days. In cured patients, the position of the tape was measured in a more caudal position than in uncured patients.<jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. TUI can be a reliable method for determining the position of the tape. 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