Endometriosis: clinical features, MR imaging findings and pathologic correlation.

Objective: We illustrate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of endometriosis.

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition affecting women of reproductive age and may cause pelvic pain and infertility. It is characterized by the growth of functional ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus and includes three different manifestations: ovarian endometriomas, peritoneal implants, deep pelvic endometriosis.