The Importance and Perspective of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Endometriosis

Table 1

Overview of published studies using MRI for the evaluation of deep endometriosis.

Paper	Sensitivity	Specificity	PPV	NPV	N (number of patients)	Type of study	Imaging
(1) Bazot et al. 2004 [5]	90.3%	91%	92.1%	89%	195	Prospective	1.5 T
(2) Chamié et al. 2009 [40]	89.4%	92.3%	96.7%	77.4%	92	Prospective	1.5 T
(3) Roy et al. 2009 [3]	73%	93%	84%	88%	47	Retrospective	1.5 T
(4) Hottat et al. 2009 [18]	96.3%	100%	100%	97.6%	41	Prospective	3.0 T
(5) Jarlot et al. 2008 [13]	78%	70%	86%	58%	35	Prospective	1.5 T
(6) Saba et al. 2012 [8]	86%	73%	88%	24%	59	Prospective	1.5 T