A hybrid radiography/MRI system for combining hysterosalpingography and MRI in infertility patients: initial experience.
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.
Freeman-Walsh
Cynthia B
CB
Department of Radiology, Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA.
Fahrig
Rebecca
R
Ganguly
Arundhuti
A
Rieke
Viola
V
Daniel
Bruce L
BL
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