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This review synthesizes which non\u2010invasive tools\u2014expert ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), molecular and microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers, and artificial intelligence (AI)\u2014are ready for clinical use and which have so far been evaluated only in research settings and proposes a pragmatic clinical pathway. This is a narrative review and not a systematic review. Major guidelines now endorse a clinical and imaging\u2010based diagnosis without mandatory laparoscopy. Expert transvaginal ultrasound and MRI identify ovarian endometrioma and deep endometriosis with high specificity and map disease for surgery, but a normal scan does not exclude endometriosis because superficial peritoneal endometriosis remains largely invisible. No blood, urinary, or endometrial biomarker meets criteria for clinical use; circulating miRNA panels have failed independent validation, and a salivary miRNA signature still needs independent, lower\u2010prevalence validation. 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