Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic performance of each additional step of the four-step International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) consensus protocol for predicting the presence of deep endometriosis (DE) on transvaginal ultrasoun…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the proportion of optimal assessments of endometrial thickness (ET) achieved by transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) compared with a multimodal (MM) sonographic approach in women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). METHOD…

Traditionally, laparoscopy was considered to be the gold standard for the examination of endometriotic lesions, because it allows their direct visualization. Several international and national guidelines have now shifted their focus to non-…

OBJECTIVE: Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being applied to ultrasound imaging in gynecology, efforts to synthesize the available evidence have been inadequate. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize and ev…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether premenopausal women diagnosed with deep or ovarian endometriosis on transvaginal sonography (TVS) were more likely to suffer from dyspareunia and pelvic pain symptoms, and have a lower quality of life, compared …

OBJECTIVES: The development of valuable artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with ultrasound diagnosis depends on algorithms developed using high-quality data. This study aimed to test the intra- and interobserver agreement of a pro…

Endometriosis is a complicated and growing health concern, affecting approximately 2–3% of individuals assigned female at birth worldwide1, 2. Advances in ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allow assessment of disease, to some …

OBJECTIVE: To perform an updated meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic performance of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) for detecting lateral parametrial involvement in women with suspected deep pelvic endometriosis. METHODS: A literature sea…

A standardized methodology for the ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic sidewall has not been proposed to date. Herein, a collaborative group of gynecologists and gynecological oncologists with extensive ultrasound experience presents a syst…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of adenomyosis subtypes defined by ultrasound using the revised Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) criteria, with reproductive and obstetric outcomes following frozen embryo transfer (F…

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between adenomyosis volume, as a reflection of its severity, and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS: This multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted at a comprehensive tertiary ca…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the sonomorphological changes and appearance of deep endometriosis (DE) affecting the nervous tissue of the sacral plexus (SP). METHODS: This was a retrospective study of symptomatic patients who underwent radical re…

OBJECTIVE: Around 80% of women with endometriosis have superficial endometriosis (SE) rather than ovarian or deep endometriosis (DE). However, to date, advances in non-invasive, imaging-based diagnosis have been limited to DE or ovarian dis…

We aimed to evaluate the changes of pelvic endometriosis by transvaginal ultrasound (TVS), over a period of at least 24 months, using #Enzian classification in women who were managed only by medical treatment, without previous surgery. We i…

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) and International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group, the European Endometriosis League (EEL), the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), the …

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic test accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) using a standardized technique for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis (DE) of the uterosacral ligaments (USLs) and adjacent torus uterinus (TU). METHODS…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the natural progression of ovarian endometrioma in women who are managed expectantly. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 83 women with evidence of ovarian endometrioma who were managed expectantly bet…

OBJECTIVE: Two-dimensional (2D) transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is an accessible and cost-effective diagnostic tool for the detection of adenomyosis. Different ultrasound features related to adenomyosis have been described, but the predictive…