Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and preoperative assessment of deeply infiltrating endometriosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-201

  Chamié, Luciana P ^a   Blasbalg, Roberto ^a,b   Gonçalves, Manoel O C ^c   Carvalho, Filomena M ^b   Abrão, Maurício S ^b   de Oliveira, Ilka S ^b,c  

^a Fleury   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Digimagem Medicina Diagnóstica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Deeply infiltrating endometriosis; Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEPLY INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOSIGMOID ENDOMETRIOSIS; RETROCERVICAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER; URETER ENDOMETRIOSIS; VAGINA;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETERAL DISEASES; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; VAGINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349133644     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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