Fernando Infante

Performance of ultrasound-based endometriosis staging system (UBESS) for predicting level of complexity of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis

To develop and assess the performance of a preoperative ultrasound‐based endometriosis staging system (UBESS) to predict the level of complexity of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis.

Systematic Evaluation of Women With Suspected Endometriosis Using a 5-Domain Sonographically Based Approach

In recent years, knowledge has evolved regarding the role of transvaginal sonography in the assessment of the pouch of Douglas status and the preoperative prediction of extraovarian endometriosis in specific locations. Despite these advances in transvaginal sonography, the challenge of developing a comprehensive, cost‐effective, and reproducible preoperative classification system for endometriosis remains. Critical to this classification system should be a sonographically based evaluation protocol that is systematic, evidence based, and reproducible with clearly defined end points. To date, no structured evaluation protocol exists for the assessment of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis. In this article, we propose a domain‐based evaluation protocol for the assessment of women with suspected endometriosis using transvaginal sonography.

The ‘sliding sign’ in conjunction with sonovaginography: is this the optimal approach for the diagnosis of Pouch of Douglas obliteration and posterior compartment deep infiltrating endometriosis?

Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic peritoneal disease that may progress as a deep infiltrating lesion involving the posterior compartment of the pelvis. Efforts to improve pre‐operative knowledge of the location and extent of these lesions have resulted in the development of Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) as the first‐line imaging modality for extra‐ovarian endometriosis. However, various techniques of TVS have been described in the literature for this purpose.

Interpreting the real-time dynamic 'sliding sign' and predicting pouch of Douglas obliteration: an interobserver, intraobserver, diagnostic-accuracy and learning-curve study.

To determine inter‐ and intraobserver agreement, diagnostic accuracy and the learning curve required for interpreting the ‘sliding sign’ and predicting pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration.

Morphological ultrasound types known as ‘blob’ and ‘bagel’ signs should be reclassified from suggesting probable to indicating definite tubal ectopic pregnancy

In a recent consensus statement on early pregnancy nomenclature by Barnhart, a definite ectopic pregnancy (EP) was defined morphologically on transvaginal sonography (TVS) as an extrauterine gestational sac with yolk sac and/or embryo, with or without cardiac activity, whilst a probable EP was defined as an inhomogeneous adnexal mass (‘blob’ sign) or extrauterine sac‐like structure (‘bagel’ sign). This study aims to determine whether these ultrasound markers used to define probable EP can be used to predict a definite tubal EP.

Interpreting the real‐time dynamic ‘sliding sign’ and predicting POD obliteration: an inter‐, intra‐observer, diagnostic accuracy and learning curve study

To determine inter‐ and intraobserver agreement, diagnostic accuracy and the learning curve required for interpreting the ‘sliding sign’ and predicting pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration.

Relating historical variables at first presentation with operative findings at laparoscopy for endometriosis

To determine the correlation between historical variables at presentation with the phenotype and location of biopsy proven endometriosis at laparoscopy.

Relationship Between Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers of Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy and Success of Subsequent Management: Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers of Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

To determine whether there is an association between morphologic types of tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP), 0‐hour human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels, and subsequent management success.

Prediction of Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy Using Offline Analysis of 3-Dimensional Transvaginal Ultrasonographic Data Sets: An Interobserver and Diagnostic Accuracy Study: Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography for Ectopic Pregnancy

To assess interobserver reproducibility in detecting tubal ectopic pregnancies by reading data sets from 3‐dimensional (3D) transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and comparing it with real‐time 2‐dimensional (2D) TVUS.

Interpreting the real-time dynamic ‘sliding sign’ and predicting pouch of Douglas obliteration: an interobserver, intraobserver, diagnostic-accuracy and learning-curve study: Interpreting the ‘sliding sign’ and predicting POD obliteration

To determine inter‐ and intraobserver agreement, diagnostic accuracy and the learning curve required for interpreting the ‘sliding sign’ and predicting pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration.