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Replacement test
Used to replace an existing test by providing greater or similar accuracy, along with other advantages.
Nisenblat et al., Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016
Gold standard
For a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis, visual inspection of the pelvis at laparoscopy is the ‘gold standard’ investigation, unless disease is visible in the vagina or elsewhere.
Kennedy et al., Hum Reprod 2005
Sensitivity 94% Specificity 79%
Wykes et al., BJOG 2004
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