Learning curve in the detection of ovarian and deep endometriosis by using Magnetic Resonance: Comparison with surgical results

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Saba, Luca ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Sulis, Rosa ^a   Pilloni, Monica ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Melis, Gianbenedetto ^a   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Intra observer agreement; Magnetic Resonance; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ABNORMAL GENITAL BLEEDING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENITAL BLEEDING; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERMENORRHEA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY ENDOMETRIOSIS; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM SIGMA DOUGLAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT; VAGINAL FORNIX;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80052160586     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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