Ultrasound Imaging in Endometriosis
Francesca Moro1, Martina Leombroni1, Antonia Carla Testa2
1Fondazione 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.
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.
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