TABLE 3.

Performance of various imaging modalities and physical exam in the diagnosis of endometriosis.

Condition	Modality	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity	Likelihood ratio	Accuracy	Author a
Deep endometriosis	TVUS	78.5	95.2			Bazot 2004
Deep bowel	TVUS	91	98	+LR: 30.36‐LR: 0.09		Hudelist 2013 b
Recto‐sigmoid	TVUS	98	100		100%	Abrao 2007
	MRI	83	98		90%
Intestinal endometriosis	TVUS	86	73			Saba 2012
	MRI	90	73
Deep endometriosis	TVUS	76	94		AUC 0.92	Zhang 2020 b
	MRI	92	87		AUC 0.91
	TRUS	91	80		AUC 0.93
	PE	71	69		AUC 0.76

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; LR, likelihood ratio; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PE, physical exam; TRUS, transrectal ultrasound; TVUS, transvaginal ultrasound. Adapted from Zhang et al 2020 (Ref. ¹²⁹ ), with permission.

^a Author citation in Zhang et al 2020 (Ref. ¹²⁹ ).

^b Pooled performance percentages from systematic reviews/meta‐analyses.