Comparison between transvaginal sonography, saline contrast sonovaginography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 464-469

  Saccardi, C ^a,b   Cosmi, E ^a   Borghero, A ^a   Tregnaghi, A ^c   Dessole, S ^d   Litta, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Unit of Radiology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

deep pelvic endometriosis; laparoscopy; magnetic resonance imaging; sonovaginography; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VAGINA;

EID: 84866972260     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11102     Document Type: Article

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