Novel diagnostic strategies for endometriosis

Mathew Leonardi; Jodie Avery; M. Louise Hull

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820661-4.00024-8

Novel diagnostic strategies for endometriosis

Mathew Leonardi, Jodie Avery, M. Louise Hull

In: Immunology of Endometriosis · 2021 · pp. 297–317 · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820661-4.00024-8 · W4200100201

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[2] Accurate diagnosis of endometriosis using serum microRNAs via openalex

[3] A critical appraisal of the circulating levels of differentially expressed microRNA in endometriosis via openalex

[4] Anatomical distribution of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: surgical implications and proposition for a classification via openalex

[5] An evidence‐based approach to assessing surgical versus clinical diagnosis of symptomatic endometriosis via openalex

[6] Appendiceal Endometriosis: Is Diagnosis Dependent on Pathology Evaluation? A Prospective Cohort Study via openalex

[7] Aromatase P450 messenger RNA expression in eutopic endometrium is not a specific marker for pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[8] A systematic review of the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[9] Biomarkers of endometriosis via openalex

[10] Blood biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[11] Can magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0‐<scp>T</scp>esla reliably detect patients with endometriosis? Initial results via openalex

[12] Can symptomatology help in the diagnosis of endometriosis? Findings from a national case–control study—Part 1 via openalex

[13] Clinical diagnosis of endometriosis: a call to action via openalex

[14] Combination of the non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[15] Conservative surgical management of endometriosis in women with pelvic pain via openalex

[16] Deep Endometriosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma With Significant Surgical Consequences via openalex

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[21] Diagnosis of endometrial nerve fibers in women with endometriosis via openalex

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[25] Differential Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Gene Expression in Endometriotic Lesions Compared with Endometrium1 via openalex

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[30] Endometrial leukocyte subpopulations in women with endometriosis via openalex

[31] Endometrial nerve fibers in women with endometriosis, adenomyosis, and uterine fibroids via openalex

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