Clinical use of 64-row multislice computed tomography hysterosalpingography in the evaluation of female factor infertility.
Fertil Steril
; 90(5): 1953-8, 2008 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18222438
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential clinical value of 64-row multislice computed tomography hysterosalpingography (MSCT-H) in the evaluation of female patients with a diagnosis of infertility and compare it with the use of standard X-ray hysterosalpingography (HSG). DESIGN: Comparative prospective study. SETTING: Outpatient Imaging Diagnostic Centre, Diagnóstico Maipú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a university-affiliated fertility institute (Centro de Estudios en Ginecología y Reproducción, Buenos Aires, Argentina). PATIENT(S): Twenty-two female patients with a diagnosis of infertility. INTERVENTION(S): Sixty-four-row MSCT-H and conventional X-ray HSG. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Diagnostic accuracy of MSCT-H for the evaluation of cervical, uterine, and tubal pathology. RESULT(S): We found that 64-row MSCT-H was useful in identifying female reproductive tract abnormalities, showing in the per patient analysis a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 85.71%. This new procedure can be performed without a tenaculum, making it well tolerated. Clinical complications did not occur in any of the patients participating in the study. CONCLUSION(S): Sixty-four-row MSCT-H is a valuable alternative diagnostic technique in the infertility workup algorithm for the evaluation of the female reproductive tract.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Histerossalpingografia
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Infertilidade Feminina
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fertil Steril
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos