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ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 93-98Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11085
Keywords
contrast agent BR1; Fallopian tube; hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography; laparoscopy; patency; three-dimensional
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Objective To investigate the accuracy of transvaginal three-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography using SonoVue (3D SonoVue-HyCoSy) in the assessment of Fallopian tubal patency. Methods We recruited 75 infertile patients undergoing 3D SonoVue-HyCoSy before standard diagnostic laparoscopy with chromotubation (lap and dye). Tubal patency was assessed by automated 3D coded contrast imaging (3D SonoVue-HyCoSy), and the findings were compared with the results of lap and dye. Results For detecting tubal patency among the 150 Fallopian tubes assessed, 3D SonoVue-HyCoSy had a sensitivity of 93.5%, specificity of 86.3%, positive and negative predictive values of 87.8% and 92.6%, respectively, and diagnostic accuracy of 90.0%. The test-positive rates of 3D SonoVue-HyCoSy vs lap and dye were not significantly different (82/150 vs 77/150, P > 0.05). Conclusion 3D SonoVue-HyCoSy should be considered clinically valuable as a practical, non-invasive, primary investigatory tool for evaluating tubal patency. Copyright (C) 2012 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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