Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for detection of endometriosis using International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) approach: prospective international pilot study.
Mathew LeonardiC UzunerW MestdaghC LuStefano GuerrieroM ZajicekAnna M DückelmannFrancesca FilippiFrancesca BuonomoMaria Angela PascualA StepniewskaM CeccaroniThierry van den BoschD TimmermanGernot HudelistG CondousPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2022)
Using the IDEA consensus methodology provides strong diagnostic accuracy for TVS assessment of DE. We found a higher TVS detection rate of DE overall than that reported by the most recent meta-analysis on the topic (sensitivity, 79%), albeit with a lower specificity. © 2022 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.