Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficiency of hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography performed with air and saline (Hydro-HyCoSy) with HyCoSy performed with contrast media (SonoVue) and contrast-tuned imaging technology (CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy) considering hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy (LPS) as reference tests and to evaluate the learning curve of this procedure. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Reproductive unit of a university hospital. PATIENT(S):Forty-two infertile female patients. INTERVENTION(S):HyCoSy were performed with a 2.4-mm intrauterine catheter. Patients underwent HSG or LPS as controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Mean age, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, kappa value, and diagnostic accuracy were evaluated for statistical analysis. RESULT(S):Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of Hydro-HyCoSy were 91%, 71%, 55%, and 95%, respectively, while for CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy they were 87%, 84%, 69%, and 94%. The diagnostic accuracy of Hydro-HyCoSy and of CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy were 77% and 85%, with a Cohen's kappa of 0.52 and 0.66, respectively. CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy does not require a learning curve period. CONCLUSION(S):CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy is more accurate than Hydro-HyCoSy for the assessment of fallopian tubes. The very high normal predictive value of Hydro-HyCoSy suggests that this procedure could be performed as a screening examination, whereas CnTI-SonoVue-HyCoSy could be used as a second-step technique.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Lanzani C,Savasi V,Leone FPG,Ratti M,Ferrazzi Edoi
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1746subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-09-01 00:00:00pages
1158-1161issue
3eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(08)03274-3journal_volume
92pub_type
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更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
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更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57864-9
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48872-2
更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.066
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.069
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59545-4
更新日期:1987-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.08.084
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)44003-3
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pub_type: 指南,杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,meta分析,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.053
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.06.030
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1006
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00487-1
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00