title: Three-dimensional multiplanar sonohysterography: comparison with conventional two-dimensional sonohysterography and X-ray hysterosalpingography.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the value of combining transvaginal sonohysterography with three-dimensional multiplanar ultrasonography to optimize assessment of the uterus. To make this assessment, we compared findings on three-dimensional sonohysterography with those on two-dimensional sonohysterography and X-ray hysterosalpingography. Of 20 women who underwent three-dimensional sonohysterography for various indications, 13 also underwent two-dimensional sonohysterography, and 12 had X-ray hysterosalpingography. We reviewed the 3 types of examinations separately and compared the standard techniques with three-dimensional sonohysterography to determine whether three-dimensional sonohysterography provided additional information. In 9 (69%) of 13 comparisons between three-dimensional sonohysterography and two-dimensional sonohysterography and in 11 (92%) of 12 comparisons between three-dimensional sonohysterography and X-ray hysterosalpingography, three-dimensional sonohysterography was advantageous. The coronal plane was most useful for displaying the relationship between lesions and the uterine cavity. Three-dimensional sonohysterography provided additional information compared with standard accepted techniques in the vast majority of women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lev-Toaff
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bega
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*