title: A hybrid radiography/MRI system for combining hysterosalpingography and MRI in infertility patients: initial experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the feasibility of a prototype hybrid radiography/MRI system in evaluating infertility patients. Pelvic MRI was followed by hysterosalpingography (HSG) without moving the patient. This system allowed evaluation of tubal patency and cross-sectional imaging with one examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our hybrid radiography/MRI system provided good-quality HSG and MR images. We were able to assess tubal anatomy and patency and uterine anatomy and to detect pelvic abnormalities, including fibroids and adenomyosis. Furthermore, MR images and radiographs were superimposed to clarify HSG findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Freeman-Walsh
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fahrig
authors.forename: Arundhuti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rieke
authors.forename: Bruce L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013382:Subtraction Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D018511:Systems Integration