RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Role of imaging in endometriosis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 361
OP 366
DO 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13032
VO 81
IS 6
A1 Monte, Giuseppe Lo
A1 Wenger, Jean Marie
A1 Petignat, Patrick
A1 Marci, Roberto
YR 2014
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/6/361.abstract
AB Endometriosis—the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity—is first suspected on the basis of its signs and symptoms. The diagnosis is confirmed by imaging and surgery. Imaging, particularly transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, is essential to confirm the diagnosis and guide surgical treatment.