Three-dimensional dynamic MR-hysterosalpingography; A new, low invasive, radiation-free and less painful radiological approach to female infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3138-3141

  Unterweger, M ^a   De Geyter, C ^b   Frohlich J M ^a   Bongartz, G ^a   Wiesner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hysterosalpingography; Infertility; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOTERIC ACID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; POVIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PAIN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CAVITY; VISCOSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; UTERUS;

FALLOPIA;

ADULT; FALLOPIAN TUBE PATENCY TESTS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; UTERUS;

EID: 0036902591     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3138     Document Type: Article

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