U.S., April 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07523997) titled 'Imaging of Endometriosis With Total-body PET-CT (PET-Endo)' on April 02.
Brief Summary: Endometriosis is a disease that affects 1 in 10 women and is associated with debilitating pain and infertility. Endometriosis is where cells similar to those lining the womb (the 'endometrium') grow elsewhere in the body, forming 'lesions'. Most commonly the lesions grow on the lining of the pelvic cavity, called 'peritoneal' endometriosis. Lesions can also grow on the ovary, this is called 'ovarian' endometriosis, or form nodules, called 'deep' endometriosis.
At present the only way to confidently identify endometriosis is through surgery, thi...