Assessment of pelvic endometriosis: Correlation of US and MRI with laparoscopic findings;Valutazione dell'estensione della endometriosi pelvica: Correlazione dei rilievi EG, RM e laparoscopici

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 687-701

  Carbognin, G ^a   Girardi, V ^a   Pinali, L ^a   Raffaelli, R ^a   Bergamini, V ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, R ^a  

^a GB Rossi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Magnetic resonance; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; ADNEXA DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 33747588975     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-006-0066-8     Document Type: Article

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