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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">J Reprod Infert</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij001</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Reproduction &amp; Infertility</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2228-5482</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2251-676X</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">jri707</article-id>
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        <article-title>Value of &quot;Three Dimensional Multidetector CT Hysterosalpingography&quot; in  Infertile Patients with Non-Contributory Hysterosalpingography: A Prospective Study</article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Bhatt</surname><given-names>Shuchi</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Radio-Diagnosis, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, New Delhi, India</aff><aff>Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Sumbul</surname><given-names>Murtaza</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Radio-Diagnosis, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, New Delhi, India</aff><aff>Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rajpal</surname><given-names>Rajpal</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Radio-Diagnosis, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, New Delhi, India</aff><aff>Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Radhakrishnan</surname><given-names>Gita</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India</aff><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, New Delhi, India</aff></contrib-group>
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      <volume>18</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>323</fpage>
      <lpage>333</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>23</day>
          <month>1</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>28</day>
          <month>2</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;Background: Infertility is a common health problem requiring imaging to delineate the anatomical causes in women. Three dimensional multi-detector computed tomography hysterosalpingography (3D-MDCT-HSG) offers an easy workup for uterine, tubal and peritoneal factors.&lt;br /&gt;
Methods: To present the spectrum of uterine, tubal and peritoneal factors on 3D- MDCT-HSG and determine its diagnostic accuracy for female factor infertility, a prospective study was conducted on 25 infertile women with non-diagnostic HSG from November 2012 to March 2014. Sixty four slice MDCT acquired the scan during pre-ovulatory phase by contrast instillation into uterine cavity. A blinded reviewer interpreted the 3D-MDCT-HSG and results were compared with final diagnosis made on hystero-laproscopy in 22 patients. Diagnostic accuracy of 3D-MDCT-HSG for various factors was expressed as sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value.&lt;br /&gt;
Results: MDCT-HSG demonstrated definite findings in 96% of patients having non-diagnostic HSG. In this study, tubal, uterine and peritoneal abnormalities were present in 68.75%, 56% and 32% of cases, respectively. 48 tubes in 25 patients were evaluated of which 22 tubes were blocked constituting the commonest finding present in 15 (60%) patients. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for uterine factors was 83.33% ,100%, 100% and 96.84%, respectively, for tubal factors 93.55%, 94.68%, 85.29% and 96.83%, respectively and for peritoneal factors 62.5%, 92%, 71.43% and 88.46%, respectively. Mean effective radiation dose was 1.76&amp;plusmn;0.18 &lt;em&gt;mSv&lt;/em&gt; in MDCT-HSG.&lt;br /&gt;
Conclusion: 3D-MDCT-HSG can detect various factors responsible for female infertility especially tubal and uterine; in cases where HSG fails to clearly delineate the pathology.&lt;/p&gt;

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