Endometriosis: the role of magnetic resonance imaging

Luca Saba, Rosa Sulcis, Gian Benedetto Melis, Carlo N. De Cecco, Carlo Nicola de Cecco, Andrea Laghi, Mario Piga, S. Guerriero, Stefano Guerriero
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) · 2014 · vol. 56(3) , pp. 355–367 · doi:10.1177/0284185114526086 · PMID:24676084 · W2147107128
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This review explains the state-of-the-art of MRI for endometriosis, detailing its technique, findings, differential diagnosis, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and classification.

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Abstract

Several imaging options are available today to diagnose endometriosis. Currently, the two techniques most used are sonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Three-dimensional (3D) sonography has proved to be particularly sensitive in the diagnosis of endometriosis. In recent years, MRI has emerged as a high reproducible method to explore endometriosis; moreover, its capability to evaluate tissue signal is an extremely powerful system in the differential diagnosis with other pathologies and for the identification of malignant degeneration. The purpose of this paper is to present the state-of-the-art of MRI of endometriosis by performing a review of the literature and showing the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and classification of endometriosis. In this work, the technique that should be used, MR findings of endometriosis and the principles of differential diagnosis are explained.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ovary Ovary Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Urinary Tract Urinary Tract

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