Filippo Molinari

Objectives: To evaluate whether second-line magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves diagnostic accuracy beyond expert transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the preoperative assessment of deep endometriosis (DE), and if prior surgery influences…

OBJECTIVE: Ultrasound techniques for diagnosing deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) currently lack a quantitative method to assess microstructural heterogeneity in relation to diagnosis and clinical symptoms. This study evaluates Shannon …

PURPOSE: Internal cervical os (ICO) stiffness is related to menstrual pain, a key symptom of endometriosis. The study evaluated whether women with endometriosis have a stiffer ICO than unaffected women. METHODS: A retrospective cross-secti…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate elastography features of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), and to define whether this technique may discriminate lesions from surrounding non-endometriotic tissue. METHODS: This was an explorat…

Background: It has been reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines could provoke flu-like symptoms and changes in menstrual cycles in some women, probably as a result of the immune response caused by the vaccination itself. …

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a possible etiologic link between cervical stiffness and adenomyosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with adenomyosis have a stiffer internal cervical os than those without adenomyosis. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: An increased …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of adenomyosis in symptomatic women in relation to the angle of flexion of the uterus. A total of 120 patients referring to our Chronic Pelvic Pain Center were prospectively enrolled. Each …

Among gynecological malignancies, ovarian cancer is the most frequent cause of death. Image mining algorithms have been predominantly used to give the physicians a more objective, fast, and accurate second opinion on the initial diagnosis m…