Value of thin-section oblique axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance images to assess uterosacral ligament endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 346-353

  Bazot, Marc ^a   Gasner, Adeline ^a   Ballester, Marcos ^a   Daraï, Emile ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

comparative studies; deep infiltrating endometriosis; endometriosis; magnetic resonance imaging; uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

TIEMONIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS;

EID: 79251491316     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq336     Document Type: Article

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