Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Endometriosis and Neuroenterology Institute, 954 Ridgebrook Road, Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152, USA
Research Article
Validation of New GIMA Biomarker Signature of Endometriosis - Interim Data
Author(s): Mark Noar, John Mathias and Ajit Kolatkar
Objective: Validate diagnostic accuracy of new unique biomarker, Gastrointestinal Myoelectrical Activity (GIMA), detected by Electroviscerography (EVG) with Ai-derived disease threshold score calculation to non-invasively diagnose endometriosis.
Design: Multicenter prospective blinded trial.
Setting: Women’s healthcare center.
Population of Sample: 165 patients with and without endometriosis diagnosis.
Methods: Initial 50 patients meeting inclusion criteria in 165-patients multicenter prospective GIMA biomarker trial were selected for interim analysis. Study population included women 27 years-55 years old, 25 with diagnosis of endometriosis and 25 non-endometriosis controls. Clinical and GIMA data were collected between February 2007 and September 2017, at.. View More»