Deeply infiltrating endometriosis: Evaluation of retro-cervical space on MRI after vaginal opacification

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3638-3645

  Fiaschetti, Valeria ^a   Crusco, Sonia ^a   Meschini, Alessandro ^a   Cama, Valentina ^a   Di Vito, Livio ^a   Marziali, Massimiliano ^a   Piccione, Emilio ^a   Calabria, Ferdinando ^b   Simonetti, Giovanni ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Intravaginal gel; Magnetic resonance; Retro cervical space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GEL; GOLD STANDARD; GYNECOLOGICAL RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; POSTERIOR VAGINAL FORNIX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTOVAGINAL SEPTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT; VAGINA;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 84866978965     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.06.058     Document Type: Article

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