Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America
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Obstet. Gynecol. Clin. North Am. · Mar 2003
ReviewNoninvasive diagnosis of endometriosis: the role of imaging and markers.
Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Clinical and basic research in endometriosis has been hampered severely by the lack of accurate noninvasive diagnostic techniques. ⋯ Endometriosis research has entered the postgenomic era, and powerful genomic and proteomic technology is being applied in the search for novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This article explores the recent advances in imaging techniques and the development of diagnostic molecular markers of endometriosis.