Luca Saba MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Rosa Sulcis, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Stefano Guerriero, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Michele Di Martino MD,PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Deep endometriosis corresponds to an infiltration (> 5 mm in depth) of the peritoneum and progressive extension into the Douglas pouch and beyond, with the endometriosis infiltrating the upper posterior part of the cervix, the uterosacral ligaments (USLs), the vagina, and/or the colon or, less often, the bladder and ureter. The purpose of this work is to review histology and physiopatology of endometriosis and to discuss and analyze imaging techniques to study deep pelvic endometriosis : CT, MR and US

1) Physiopathology and pathology of deep endometriosis 2) Anatomy of female pelvis. 3) MR technique, by underlining sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV according to the recent literature and imaging findings of involvement of uterosacral ligaments, torus uterinum, uterosacral ligaments, rectovaginal cul-de-sac, the posterior vaginal cul-de-sac, the rectum, and the rectovaginal septum. 4) Diagnostic pitfalls and differential diagnosis. 5) Presentation of relevant cases studied with CT, MR and US with pathological correlation.

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Saba, L, Sulcis, R, Guerriero, S, Di Martino, M, Multi-modality Imaging in the Study of Deep Pelvic Endometriosis.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14011610.html