Rethinking Ground Truth in Endometriosis "AI"
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being explored as a tool to improve the diagnosis of endometriosis, a disease that remains difficult to identify accurately and often requires years before confirmation. However, a new commentary published in Human Reproduction by Alison…
Key Points Lay SummaryFrom Probe to Procedure: UBESS Enhances Preoperative Planning
A new ultrasound-based system called UBESS (Ultrasound-Based Endometriosis Staging System) is designed to help surgeons estimate how complex endometriosis surgery might be before it happens. This system is used during a routine transvaginal ultrasound and classifies patients into three stages…
Key Points Lay SummaryThe accuracy of "lower endoscopic ultrasound" for the preoperative diagnosis of rectosigmoid endometriosis
Endometriosis affects reproductive-aged women most frequently with a prevalence of 5% to 15%. If the endometriotic lesions involve the bowel especially sigmoid colon and rectum, this subtype of endometriosis is named as "bowel" or "rectosigmoid" endometriosis. Rectosigmoid endometriosis is encountered in…
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