Noninvasive diagnosis of endometriosis: the role of imaging and markers

Jan Brosens, Jan J. Brosens, Brosens J, D. Timmerman, Dirk Timmerman, Starzinski-Powitz A, Anna Starzinski‐Powitz, Anna Starzinski-Powitz, Brosens I, Ivo Brosens
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America · 2003 · vol. 30(1) , pp. 95–114 · doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(02)00055-4 · PMID:12699260 · W2144423063
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This paper reviews the current role of imaging techniques and biomarkers in the noninvasive diagnosis of endometriosis.

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Abstract

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Clinical and basic research in endometriosis has been hampered severely by the lack of accurate noninvasive diagnostic techniques. Transvaginal ultrasonography, MRI, and endometrial and serum markers have the potential to facilitate the diagnosis and can be useful in the follow-up of patients. Endometriosis research has entered the postgenomic era, and powerful genomic and proteomic technology is being applied in the search for novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This article explores the recent advances in imaging techniques and the development of diagnostic molecular markers of endometriosis.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Biomarkers Biomarkers Endometriosis Endosonography Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color Vagina Vagina

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