Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography to evaluate sacral nerve root abnormalities in endometriosis-related pain: A pilot study

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-101

  Manganaro, L ^a   Porpora, M G ^a   Vinci, V ^a   Bernardo, S ^a   Lodise, P ^a   Sollazzo, P ^a   Sergi, M E ^a   Saldari, M ^a   Pace, G ^a,b   Vittori, G ^a,c   Catalano, C ^a   Pantano, P ^b  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; DTI; Endometriosis; PelvicMRI; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS RELATED PAIN; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SACRAL NERVE ABNORMALITY; TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SACRUM; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890439987     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2981-0     Document Type: Article

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