Three-dimensional sonography for diagnosis of rectovaginal septum endometriosis: Interobserver agreement

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 931-935

  Pascual, Maria Angela ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^b   Hereter, Lourdes ^a   Barri Soldevila, Pedro ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^b   Graupera, Betlem ^a   Rodriguez, Ignacio ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 dimensional sonography; Deep endometriosis; Interobserver agreement; Rectovaginal septum

Indexed keywords

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; RECTOVAGINAL SEPTUM;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT; 3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; RECTOVAGINAL SEPTUM;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

3-DIMENSIONAL SONOGRAPHY; DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; RECTOVAGINAL SEPTUM;

EID: 84878933708     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.32.6.931     Document Type: Article

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