title: Magnetic resonance imaging using "fat-saturation" technique is useful for diagnosing small endometrioma: a case report.
abstract: Preoperative MRI using fat-saturation technique was performed in a patient with endometriosis. Endometrial implants as small as 3 mm were accurately diagnosed by MRI. The fat-saturation technique is useful for diagnosing small endometrioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000097:blood; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate