Non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis
Biomarkers and imaging to diagnose endometriosis without surgery.
Key point
Experienced dynamic ultrasound has high specificity and generally high sensitivity for ovarian endometriomas and many deep lesions, with variable sensitivity for parametrial/superficial disease.
From: Updated structured report for dynamic ultrasonography in patients with suspected or known endometriosis: Recommendations of the international society for gynecologic endoscopy (ISGE) (Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 2026 Sep) ↗Papers per year
Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 21, 17, 25, 33, 23.
New guidelines and consensus this year
- Updated structured report for dynamic ultrasonography in patients with suspected or known endometriosis: Recommendations of the international society for gynecologic endoscopy (ISGE)Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol2026 Sep
- Salivary miRNAs in the diagnosis of endometriosis An invited narrative scientific literature review, commissioned by European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG)Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol2026 Aug
All papers from the last 12 months
477 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…
- Diagnostic value of serum miR-4677-3p combined with ultrasound in endometriosisGynecol Endocrinol2026 Dec 31PMID 42605867
- Inguinal endometriosis mimicking an inguinal hernia: A case report and literature reviewRadiol Case Rep2026 DecPMID 42750688
- The biology and clinical aspects of female infertilitySyst Biol Reprod Med2026 DecPMID 41528185Review
- Gamma-glutamyl transferase to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and endometriosis: a population-based studyJ Obstet Gynaecol2026 DecPMID 41494840
- State of the art imaging for endometriosis and adenomyosisClin Radiol2026 NovPMID 42838882Review
- Adolescent dysmenorrhea revealing Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome with endometriosis: A radiologic case reportRadiol Case Rep2026 NovPMID 42633389
- Unpaired multi-modal multi-label learning for detecting endometriosis signsArtif Intell Med2026 NovPMID 42594747
- The microbiome-gut-gonad axis: How microbial metabolites orchestrate reproductive physiology, pathology, and therapyJ Steroid Biochem Mol Biol2026 NovPMID 42401402Review
- Comparative outcomes of abdominal wall endometriosis surgery: Specialized endometriosis surgeons versus general surgical teamsInt J Gynaecol Obstet2026 NovPMID 42210872
- Non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis: From expert imaging to molecular and artificial intelligence-enabled pathwaysInt J Gynaecol Obstet2026 Oct 16PMID 42885805Review
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How these numbers are counted
PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:
endometriosis[tiab] AND diagnos*[tiab] AND (biomarker*[tiab] OR saliva*[tiab] OR "non-invasive"[tiab] OR ultrasound[tiab] OR MRI[tiab])Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.