Ultrasound mapping of pelvic endometriosis: does the location and number of lesions affect the diagnostic accuracy? A multicentre diagnostic accuracy study.

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Published in BMC Womens Health on October 29, 2013

Authors

Tom K Holland1, Alfred Cutner, Ertan Saridogan, Dimitrios Mavrelos, Kate Pateman, Davor Jurkovic

Author Affiliations

1: Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Assessment Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Suite 8, Golden Jubilee Wing, King's College Hospital, London SE5 8RX, UK. tomkholland@yahoo.com.

Associated clinical trials:

Exploratory Study of the Interest of MRI Susceptibility Weighted Imaging for the Pre-operative Assessment of Pelvic Endometriosis Extent (EndoSWI) | NCT03186820

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