Andrea Piras

ORCID: 0000-0002-4297-6285 · 5 papers in corpus · active 2013-2019

Study types

  • article 5

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • endometrioma 2
  • adenomyosis 2
article 2019
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.20289

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of ultrasound (US) soft markers as a first-line imaging tool to raise suspicion of rectosigmoid (RS) involvement in women suspected of having deep endometriosis. METHODS: We included…

article 2018
·doi:10.1002/uog.19310

Due to the high sensitivity and specificity reported, the detection rate of rectosigmoid (RS) endometriosis by an ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of an expert have to be considered a gold standard comparable to laparoscopy. No information …

article 2015
·doi:10.1002/uog.15055

To compare two-dimensional ultrasonography (2DUS), three dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) and magnetic resonance (MR) in the detection of deep endometriosis. The study included 147 patients scheduled for surgery from January 2009 to Decem…

article 2014
·doi:10.1002/uog.13830

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This diagnostic test study included 117 patients scheduled for surgery becau…

article 2013
·doi:10.1002/uog.12587

To compare the diagnostic accuracy of 2D and 3D “tenderness-guided” transvaginal ultrasonography in the identification of deep endometriosis. Two-hundred and two patients (mean age, 34 years) with clinical suspicion of deep pelvic endometri…