Fertility and Sterility, 119(3), 490-491, 2023
Abstract
The presence of adenomyosis is traditionally confirmed by histopathologic examination of the uterine specimen. Today, it could be diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound. Ultrasound diagnosis was previously less precise. However, with the advances in ultrasound technology including 3 dimensional ultrasound, the specificity and sensitivity of ultrasound to diagnose adenomyosis have increased. In addition, it has led to a clear increase in the prevalence of adenomyosis.
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adenomyosis sonographic diagnosis ultrasound accuracy, adenomyosis transvaginal ultrasound overdiagnosis, Feferkorn Tulandi adenomyosis ultrasound editorial, adenomyosis imaging diagnosis differential fertility, sonographic criteria adenomyosis accuracy specificity, adenomyosis overdiagnosis ultrasound clinical implications, endometriosis adenomyosis ultrasound diagnostic challenges, uterine adenomyosis imaging methods review
PMID 36621709 36621709 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.12.043 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.12.043 Feferkorn et al. 2023, Feferkorn 2023
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Feferkorn, I., & Tulandi, T. (2023). Sonographic diagnosis of adenomyosis-ultrasound that cried wolf?. Fertility and Sterility, 119(3), 490-491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.12.043
Feferkorn I, Tulandi T. Sonographic diagnosis of adenomyosis-ultrasound that cried wolf?. Fertil Steril. 2023;119(3):490-491. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.12.043
Feferkorn, I., and T. Tulandi. "Sonographic diagnosis of adenomyosis-ultrasound that cried wolf?." Fertility and Sterility, vol. 119, no. 3, 2023, pp. 490-491.
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