Imaging of Endometriosis-Related Pain

This chapter aims at illustrating the diagnostic tools currently used for the diagnosis of endometriosis. A paragraph will focus on epidemiology and theories proposed to explain the genesis of pain. We will discuss the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, as the second level imaging modality. MRI application in endometriosis will follow the section regarding TVUS; we will discuss protocol and MRI features of endometriosis. We will go through the three main forms of endometriosis, endometrioma, peritoneal endometriosis, and deep infiltrating implants, showing their appearance in the two imaging modalities. At last a brief paragraph will show MRI techniques recently applied to directly evaluate the neural involvement in case of severe endometriosis related pain. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

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(2019). Imaging of Endometriosis-Related Pain. In: Cova, M., Stacul, F. (eds) Pain Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99822-0_23 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99822-0_23 Published: Publisher Name: Springer, Cham Print ISBN: 978-3-319-99821-3 Online ISBN: 978-3-319-99822-0 eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

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