title: [Adenomyosis: what imaging modality in the diagnosis and staging?].
abstract: Adenomyosis constitutes the most frequent myometrial disorder with leiomyoma. Its clinical diagnosis is often difficult. After giving a histopathologic definition, the semiology, the limits, and the diagnostic role of hysterography, transabdominal and endovaginal sonography and MRI will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Lapeyronie, 371, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier 05, France. p-taourel@chu-montpellier.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taourel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laffargue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dechaud
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods