Deep infiltrating endometriosis: CT imaging evaluation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-342

  Jung, Sung Il ^a   Kim, Young Jun ^a   Jeon, Hae Jeong ^a   Jeong, Kyung Ah ^b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; IMAGING EVALUATION; MEAN SENSITIVITY; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; PREDICTIVE ACCURACY; STRANDINGS; TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77952996878     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181cda07c     Document Type: Article

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