Endometriosis: A Wide Variety of Imaging Features

Masako Kataoka, Kaori Togashi, Junji Konishi
In: The Radiologist · 2002 · vol. 9(6) , pp. 325–336 · doi:10.1097/00042423-200211000-00006 · W1970483816
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This review discusses the common and uncommon imaging features of endometriosis, highlighting how diverse presentations can complicate diagnosis.

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Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases. Typical imaging findings of endometrial cysts are well known, and MR imaging helps to confirm the diagnosis. However, endometriosis can produce a variety of findings, and presentation in an unusual site or with atypical symptoms can lea

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