Hysterosalpingography and sonohysterography: Lessons in technique

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-29

  Lindheim, Steven R ^a   Sprague, Casey ^a   Winter III, Thomas C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Genitourinary tract imaging; Hysterosalpingography; Pelvic imaging; Reproductive organ imaging; Sonohysterography; Women's imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CANNULA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOLOGIST; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SONOHYSTEROGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33644834069     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0836     Document Type: Review

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