Infertility in women: Combined sonohysterography and hysterosalpingography in the evaluation of the uterine cavity

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-57

  De Feuce, C ^a   Porfiri, L M ^a   Savelli, S ^a,b   Alfano, G ^a   Pace, S ^a   Manganaro, L ^a   Vesteri, A R ^a   Drudi, F M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hysterosalpingography; Leiomyoma; Malformation; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROC CURVE; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149116589     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027728     Document Type: Article

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