title: Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is useful in assessment of tubal patency in a patient with iodine-induced hypothyroidism.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman presented for evaluation of primary infertility. Because she had a history of iodine-induced hypothyroidism, conventional hysterosalpingography was contraindicated. Tubal patency was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after infusion of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA). Visualization of the contrast medium in the peritoneal cavity revealed tubal patency. Our case indicates that MRI with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is a safe, simple, and easy way to confirm that at least one tube is patent when a patient is at risk for hysterosalpingography. To our knowledge, this is the first report that tubal patency was diagnosed on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Handa City Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuhashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA