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 …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of deep endometriosis: clinical examination, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and other techniques

M Bazot, E Daraï - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the present review was to evaluate the contribution of clinical examination and
imaging techniques, mainly transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Endometriosis: clinical features, MR imaging findings and pathologic correlation

PV Foti, R Farina, S Palmucci, IAA Vizzini, N Libertini… - Insights into …, 2018 - Springer
Objective We illustrate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of endometriosis.
Background Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition affecting women of …

[HTML][HTML] Endometriosis associated infertility: a critical review and analysis on etiopathogenesis and therapeutic approaches

L Filip, F Duică, A Prădatu, D Crețoiu, N Suciu… - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis represents a frequently diagnosed gynecological affliction in the reproductive
timespan of women, defined by symptoms ranging from pelvic pain to infertility. A complex …

[HTML][HTML] European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) guidelines: MR imaging of leiomyomas

RA Kubik-Huch, M Weston, S Nougaret, H Leonhardt… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Objective The aim of the Female Pelvic Imaging Working Group of the European Society of
Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) was to develop imaging guidelines for MR work-up in patients …

[HTML][HTML] Deep pelvic infiltrating endometriosis: MRI consensus lexicon and compartment-based approach from the ENDOVALIRM group

P Rousset, M Florin, N Bharwani, C Touboul… - Diagnostic and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this consensus article was to develop guidelines by a focused
panel of experts to elaborate a lexicon of image interpretation, and a standardized region …

Endometriosis and autoimmunity: Can autoantibodies be used as a non-invasive early diagnostic tool?

H Greenbaum, DH Decter, VH Eisenberg - Autoimmunity reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
This review aims to assess the current and past literature for efficacious non-invasive
diagnostic markers for earlier detection of endometriosis. We briefly discussed the …

Magnetic resonance imaging classification of deep pelvic endometriosis: description and impact on surgical management

I Thomassin-Naggara, S Lamrabet… - Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Is an MRI classification of deep pelvic endometriosis (DE) able
to correctly predict the risk of DE surgery. SUMMARY ANSWER A new radiological …

[HTML][HTML] MRI in the Diagnosis of Endometriosis and Related Diseases

A Kido, Y Himoto, Y Moribata, Y Kurata… - Korean journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Endometriosis, a common chronic inflammatory disease in female of reproductive age, is
closely related to patient symptoms and fertility. Because of its high contrast resolution and …

Nanomedicines for endometriosis: lessons learned from cancer research

AS Moses, AA Demessie, O Taratula, T Korzun… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Endometriosis is an incurable gynecological disease characterized by the abnormal growth
of endometrium‐like tissue, characteristic of the uterine lining, outside of the uterine cavity …