{"paper_id":"5cf71f34-ce16-461e-bae2-bae59dd56215","body_text":"Abstract\nObjective\nThe purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the accuracy of MRI using pelvic-phased-array and endocavitary coils in detecting intestinal wall invasion by an endometriotic nodule.\nMaterials and methods\nForty-seven patients (32.1 ± 4.2 years) who were planned for a surgical cure of deep endometriosis underwent MRI with conventional sequences using both coils. A thin bright layer on T2-w with enhancement on post-Gd T1-w defined our MR pattern for muscular layer involvement. MR results were correlated with surgical and pathological findings of the removed nodule.\nResults\nMR results for Group 1 (both coils) achieved a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of 100–63%, 96–92%, 90–70%, 100–85%, and 97–83% for endovaginal coil and phased-array coil, respectively. 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Eur J Surg 162:139–141\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nRoy, C., Balzan, C., Thoma, V. et al. Efficiency of MR imaging to orientate surgical treatment of posterior deep pelvic endometriosis. Abdom Imaging 34, 251–259 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-008-9367-9\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-008-9367-9","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}