Importance of Transvaginal Ultrasound Applying Elastography for Identifying Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis – A Feasibility Study

Schiffmann, Marie‐Luise; Schäfer, Sebastian D.; Schüring, Andreas N.; Kiesel, L.; Sauerland, Cristina; Götte, Martin; Schmitz, Ralf

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1366747

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“…Recently our group assessed deep infiltrating endometriosis using transvaginal elastography. Schiffmann et al showed that the strain ratio between two ROIs in the Douglas's cul-de-sac is associated with the presence of an endometriotic lesion [21].…”

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Importance of Transvaginal Elastography in the Diagnosis of Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis

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The "age index" shows that normal uterine tissue has a certain age-dependent stiffness that increases with age. The "lesion index" allows for the assessment of the presence of a uterine fibroid or adenomyosis and helps to differentiate between both focal findings. Thus the use of elastography in addition to conventional ultrasound could help to diagnose uterine focal lesions and may be useful in preoperative planning.

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Importance of Transvaginal Elastography in the Diagnosis of Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis

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“…Limited data are available on the usefulness of transvaginal elastography in the diagnosis of DIE. DIE nodules usually demonstrate high stiffness on elastography (Figure S20).…”

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Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group

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Condous

Bosch

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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol

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The IDEA (International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group) statement is a consensus opinion on terms, definitions and measurements that may be used to describe the sonographic features of the different phenotypes of endometriosis. Currently, it is difficult to compare results between published studies because authors use different terms when describing the same structures and anatomical locations. We hope that the terms and definitions suggested herein will be adopted in centers around the world. This would result in consistent use of nomenclature when describing the ultrasound location and extent of endometriosis. We believe that the standardization of terminology will allow meaningful comparisons between future studies in women with an ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis and should facilitate multicenter research. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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“…45 Other variations of 3D pelvic US, such as introital 3D sonography, 3D rectosonography, and TV elastography have not been demonstrated to outperform 2D US in the detection or characterization of DE. [46][47][48]…”

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Imaging techniques in endometriosis

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Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders

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Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition affecting up to 15% of the general female population. Here, we present a systematic review of imaging techniques of endometriosis. The aim of this review is to determine the most accurate site-specific preoperative diagnostic tools in order to map, locate, evaluate the extension, and stage the disease. There are important reasons to stage endometriosis: to create a common language, to enable specificity of diagnosis, standardize comparisons, and to facilitate research applications. The requirements of an ideal endometriosis classification system are that it be empirically and scientifically based, be of general consensus, have unambiguous definition of terms, be comprehensive in all cases, have a simple translation from anatomic features to verbal description, reflect disease, predict fertility, predict pain relief, be useful to guide treatment, indicate risk of recurrence, identify clinical situations in which it does not apply, be simple to calculate, and be easy to communicate to women. An extensive search of papers regarding imaging techniques in endometriosis was performed in Pubmed from January 1992 to February 2018, including original peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and international guidelines.

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Importance of Transvaginal Ultrasound Applying Elastography for Identifying Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis – A Feasibility Study

Cited by 15 publications

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Importance of Transvaginal Elastography in the Diagnosis of Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis

Importance of Transvaginal Elastography in the Diagnosis of Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis

Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group

Imaging techniques in endometriosis

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