Table II.
P.I.C.O. Structured Investigation Question | |
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P (Patient/Problem) | Patients undergoing imaging studies for deep endometriosis diagnosis |
I (Intervention) | Mapping for deep endometriosis by ultrasound (abdominal and transvaginal) with/without bowel preparation, MRI (pelvic and abdominal) with/without bowel preparation for diagnosis of deep endometriosis lesions. |
C (Comparison) | No comparison |
O (Outcome) | Diagnostic accuracy of MRI and ultrasound, describe the main indirect and atypical signals of endometriosis for each pelvic compartment and pelvic adhesions |