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

A 33-year-old nulliparous woman who had been trying to conceive for 3 years attended our center for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). She had a regular menstrual cycle, but with severe dysmenorrhea on the first day. Her body mass index was 17.9…

We evaluated the additional value of elastography in addition to conventional gray-scale ultrasound, for diagnosing uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. We performed a prospective cohort study with MRI as a reference test. Random stored cinelo…

To correlate the elastographic characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules with symptoms and histology. This prospective study included patients with rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules scheduled for laparoscopic segmental colourec…

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether endometrial thickness and the presence of endometrioma are independent predictors of clinical pregnancy rate or simply associated with poor ovarian response (POR). METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort stu…

We read with interest the comments from Noventa et al. regarding the difficulty in identifying the best ‘first-line’ approach for the diagnosis of site-specific deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the posterior compartment. Indeed, the…

Among the virtues of transvaginal ultrasound are two that are less well known and hence less frequently applied. Touching an area with the probe and testing for pain is one. The other is the 'sliding organs sign', whose use in a variety of …

The MUSA (Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment) statement is a consensus statement on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe and report the sonographic features of the myometrium using gray-scale sonography,…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether there are sonographic features of diffuse adenomyosis in 18-30-year-old nulligravid women without endometriosis and to examine their association with symptoms of dysmenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding.…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the antral follicle count (AFC) is underestimated in the presence of an endometrioma. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study assessing all women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytopla…

OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound scanning complement each other in screening for and diagnosis of endometriosis. Fusion imaging, also known as real-time virtual sonography, is a new technique that uses magnetic nav…

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a disease that affects approximately 8–15% of fertile women. Because of this high prevalence, ultrasound examination has become a mainstay in clinical practice, which is supported by substantial evid…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical history and ultrasound findings in women with decidualized endometriomas surgically removed during pregnancy. METHODS: In this retrospective study, women with a histological diagnosis of decidualized en…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the presence or severity of endometriosis affects the outcome of assisted reproductive techniques (ART). METHODS: In this systematic review, all studies comparing the outcome of ART in women with and those wi…

OBJECTIVE: To use office gel sonovaginography (SVG) to predict posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in women undergoing laparoscopy. METHODS: This was a multicenter prospective observational study carried out between January 200…

Adenomyosis as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium is an elusive condition that is challenging to diagnose due to the similarity between its clinical symptoms and ultrasound characteristics and those …

Linked Comment: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014; 44: 710–718 The diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) by ultrasound has gained attention in the last decade. As a clinician, this is an important step forward in the management of…

We thank Ludovisi et al. for their interest in our paper and for undertaking a retrospective analysis of data collected from symptomatic women attending their department for clinical evaluation. The authors note visualization rates of over …

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is difficult to diagnose. Although there are symptoms associated with DIE1, they are not specific for severity or location of DIE lesions2. Some studies have shown that the performance of transvaginal s…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of rectal endoscopic sonography (RES) in the prediction of the infiltration depth of rectal endometriosis and to ascertain whether RES could be used to choose between segmental bowel resection…

I read with great interest the recent article by Guerriero et al.1. The authors of this study stated three objectives: (1) to explore ultrasound tissue characterization of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) by using the mean gray value (…

OBJECTIVES: Sonoelastography is an ultrasound-imaging technique that measures tissue strain. The aim of this study was to define, in a systematic manner, specific sonoelastographic characteristics of the myometrium, fibroids and adenomyosis…

Several studies have evaluated the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in the prediction of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE)1-6; however, few studies have reported on the ability of TVS to predict pouch of Douglas (POD) obliterat…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the presence of uterorectal adhesions demonstrated by transvaginal sonography (TVS) could aid as a simple sonographic predictor for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) of the rectum in patients with symptoms…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of identifying pelvic segments of normal ureters and measuring their size on standard transvaginal ultrasound examination. METHODS: This was a prospective observational study from June to July 2012…