B. Soggiu

The imaging techniques have a fundamental role in the diagnosis of endometriosis. Ovarian endometriosis (endometrioma) and deep endometriosis can be recognized using transvaginal ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although …

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…

to evaluate real-time dynamic transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the prediction of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis and the relationship with the duration of surgery. 171 patients…

To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of presence of kissing ovaries at transvaginal ultrasonography as a markers of posterior severe deep endometriosis as described by Ghezzi et al in 2005. In this prospective study, performed between January 20…

To investigate the intraobserver and interobserver agreements of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D US) in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis evaluating also the effect of specific training. Two sonographers (one expert with more than 1…

To evaluate 1. the prevalence of ultrasonographic diagnosis of deep endometriosis in patients with clinical suspicion and 2. to assess mean gray value (MGV) of nodules of deep endometriosis in different location also evaluating the reproduc…

To standardize the image display for the assessment deep pelvic endometriosis using three dimensional ultrasonography (3DTVS). Twenty volumes from women with surgically confirmed of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) at level of rectovag…

The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the potential role of three-dimensional ultrasound (3D) in the assessment of deep endometriosis. Cases of deep endometriosis are presented to illustrate the spectrum of sonographic appearan…