Ultrasound Imaging in Endometriosis

Francesca Moro; Martina Leombroni; Antonia Carla Testa

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.004

Ultrasound Imaging in Endometriosis

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;46(4):643-659. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.004. Epub 2019 Sep 25.

Authors

Francesca Moro¹, Martina Leombroni², Antonia Carla Testa³

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy.
² Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy. Electronic address: martina.leombroni@gmail.com.
³ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 31677747
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.004

Abstract

Ultrasound examination is an indisputable imaging method in the diagnosis of endometriosis, as the first step in the detection, as the fundamental tool in planning the management, and as the best diagnostic instrument during surveillance of affected women. The aim of this article is to provide an update on the role of ultrasound in the detection, in the planning of medical and surgical treatment, and in the surveillance of patients with endometriosis.

Keywords: Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Endometriosis / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography / methods*