Invasive and noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of endometriosis

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-419

  Hsu, Albert L ^a   Khachikyan, Izabella ^a   Stratton, Pamela ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Diagnosis; Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

EID: 77951966147     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181db7ce8     Document Type: Review

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