title: Role of imaging in endometriosis.
abstract: Endometriosis--the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity--is first suspected on the basis of its signs and symptoms. The diagnosis is confirmed by imaging and surgery. Imaging, particularly transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, is essential to confirm the diagnosis and guide surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Monte
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Gynecology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jean Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Gynecology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petignat
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy roberto.marci@unife.it.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019160:Endosonography; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D001466:Barium Sulfate