Strengths and limitations of diagnostic tools for endometriosis and relevance in diagnostic test accuracy research

E Pascoal, JM Wessels, MK Aas‐Eng… - … in obstetrics & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Endometriosis is a chronic systemic disease that can cause pain, infertility and reduced
quality of life. Diagnosing endometriosis remains challenging, which yields diagnostic …

Imaging modalities for the non‐invasive diagnosis of endometriosis

V Nisenblat, PMM Bossuyt, C Farquhar… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background About 10% of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a costly chronic disease that causes pelvic pain and subfertility …

Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus …

S Guerriero, G Condous… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The IDEA (International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group) statement is a
consensus opinion on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe …

[PDF][PDF] ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): sonographic screening examination of the fetal heart

JS Carvalho, LD Allan, R Chaoui, JA Copel… - 2013 - repositorio.uchile.cl
The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is a scientific
organization that encourages safe clinical practice and high-quality teaching and research …

Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in uterosacral ligaments, rectovaginal septum, vagina and bladder: systematic review and …

S Guerriero, S Ajossa, JA Minguez… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the
preoperative detection of endometriosis in the uterosacral ligaments (USL), rectovaginal …

Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for diagnosis of deep endometriosis in the rectosigmoid: systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Guerriero, S Ajossa, R Orozco… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To review the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the
preoperative detection of rectosigmoid endometriosis in patients with clinical suspicion of …

Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for detection of endometriosis using International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) approach: prospective …

M Leonardi, C Uzuner, W Mestdagh… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in predicting
deep endometriosis (DE) following the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) …

Ultrasound imaging for ovarian and deep infiltrating endometriosis

C Exacoustos, E Zupi, E Piccione - Seminars in reproductive …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
The main challenges of imaging for endometriosis are the detection of nonovarian disease
and the evaluation of the extension of the disease into pelvic structures. Transvaginal …

Endometriosis: A multimodal imaging review

J Quesada, K Härmä, S Reid, T Rao, G Lo… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized endometrial-like tissue
present outside of the uterus, affecting approximately 10% of reproductive age women. It is …

Prevalence of endometriosis and adenomyosis at transvaginal ultrasound examination in symptomatic women

S Orlov, L Jokubkiene - Acta obstetricia et gynecologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Prevalence of endometriosis is commonly reported based on surgery findings
and varies widely depending on study population and indication for surgery. Symptoms such …