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Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis.
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SUBMITTER: Nisenblat V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7100540 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20160226
<h4>Background</h4>About 10% of women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a costly chronic disease that causes pelvic pain and subfertility. Laparoscopy, the gold standard diagnostic test for endometriosis, is expensive and carries surgical risks. Currently, no non-invasive tests that can be used to accurately diagnose endometriosis are available in clinical practice. This is the first review of diagnostic test accuracy of imaging tests for endometriosis that uses Coc ...[more]