Staging of pelvic endometriosis based on MRI findings versus laparoscopic classification according to the American Fertility Society

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 733-742

  Zanardi, R ^a   Del Frate, C ^a   Zuiani, C ^a   Bazzocchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

American Fertility Society classification; Endometriosis; Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging; Staging of endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0041422499     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0005-2     Document Type: Article

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