D. Timmerman

To describe the clinical history and ultrasound findings in women with decidualized endometriomas. Women with a histological diagnosis of decidualized endometrioma during pregnancy who had undergone preoperative ultrasound examination were …

We evaluated the implementation of a strict procedure for endometrium biopsy, including pre-sampling ultrasound examination and assessment of the tissue yield during sampling, in 257 consecutive women with abnormal bleeding. The tissue yiel…

BACKGROUND: Recently, a Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) utilising human epididymis secretory protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 successfully classified patients as presenting a high or low risk for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We val…

OBJECTIVES: To describe sonographic characteristics of malignant transformation in endometrioid cysts. METHODS: Women with a histological diagnosis of ovarian endometrioid cysts, borderline tumors arising in endometrioid cysts and carcinom…

To define the sonographic morphological description and localization of deep endometriosis in a preliminary consensus statement. After a preliminary request of participation, we received several suggestions from participants about definitio…

BACKGROUND: The development of cancer from adenomyotic foci is a rare occurrence. The diagnosis is frequently delayed because of the absence of tumor in the eutopic endometrium. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 64-year-old postmenopausa…

We report a case of polypoid bladder endometriosis in pregnancy. Diagnostic workup showed a vesicouterine well-vascularized polypoid mass, suspicious for malignancy. During pregnancy, the mass was surgically resected with safe oncological m…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is prevalent and women need high-quality care, which should be patient-centered. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable patient-centeredness questionnaire, based on a defined concept of patient-centered e…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the ultrasound characteristics of endometriomas in pre- and postmenopausal patients and to develop rules that characterize endometriomas. METHODS: All patients included in the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (I…

Uterine abnormalities such as myomas, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps and uterine malignancies can have similar B-mode characteristics. The aim of this restrospective study was to evaluate whether elastography in addition to conventional so…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of acoustic streaming to discriminate between endometriomas and other adnexal masses. METHODS: We used data from 1938 patients with an adnexal mass included in Phase 2 of the International Ovarian Tumor …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of subjective evaluation of gray-scale and Doppler ultrasound findings (here called pattern recognition) when used by experienced ultrasound examiners with regard to making a specific…

Abstract How do we do it? Practical advice on imaging‐based techniques and investigations. Copyright © 2009 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

AIM: To evaluate the performance of subjective evaluation of ultrasound findings (pattern recognition) to discriminate endometriomas from other types of adnexal masses and to compare the demographic and ultrasound characteristics of the tru…

Accurate prediction of the extent of distal bowel involvement in case of deep endometriosis could help in the planning of surgery: if the endometriotic lesion does superficially (only serosa) involve the bowel wall, conventional operative (…

To describe sonographic characteristics of malignant transformation in endometriosis. Women with histological diagnosis of ovarian borderline tumor (BOT) or carcinoma arising in endometriotic cysts, according to Samson's criteria, and under…

Studies on the use of elastography have shown promising results in the diagnosis of lesions in the breast, liver and prostate. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the possible use of transvaginal elastography in gynecology. Conve…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is associated with an inflammatory response. Hence infliximab, an anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody, might relieve pain. METHODS: A randomized placebo-controlled trial was designed with 21 women with severe pain …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of histologically proven endometriosis in a subset of infertile women. DESIGN: Retrospective case series with electronic file search and multivariable logistic regression analysis. SETTING: Tertiary …

To describe the US characteristics of masses that, based on pattern recognition, are presumed to be an endometrioma. The IOTA study included 3513 patients with an adnexal mass. All patients were scanned following the same US protocol. The U…