Evaluation of agreement between transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis in deep endometriosis with emphasis on intestinal involvement;Avaliação da concordância entre a ultrassonografia transvaginal e a ressonância magnética da pelve na endometriose profunda, com ênfase para o comprometimento intestinal

Radiologia Brasileira

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Cardoso, Maene Marcondes ^a   Wrener Junior, Heron ^b   Berardo, Plínio Tostes ^c   Coutinho Junior, Antônio Carlos ^b   Domingues, Marisa Nassar Aidar ^b   Gasparetto, Emerson Leandro ^d   Domingues, Romeu Côrtes ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

^b Clinica de Diagnostico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

^c Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deep endometriosis; Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649631788     PISSN: 01003984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842009000200006     Document Type: Article

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