Potential therapeutic effects of contrast materials in hysterosalpingography: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Radiology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-57

  Spring, David B ^a   Barkan, Howard E ^b   Pruyn, Stephen C ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contrast media, comparative studies; Contrast media, therapeutic effects; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, ectopic; Uterus, radiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ETHIODIZED OIL; SINOGRAFIN;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0033980951     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja2353     Document Type: Article

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