A Study of the Cost, Accuracy, and Benefits of 3-Dimensional Sonography Compared With Hysterosalpingography in Women With Uterine Abnormalities

Bocca, Silvina; Oehninger, Sergio; Stadtmauer, Laurel; Agard, Jennifer; Duran, Eyup Hakan; Sarhan, Abba; Horton, S.; Abuhamad, Alfred

doi:10.7863/jum.2012.31.1.81

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“…Although infection rarely develops following outpatient hysteroscopic examinations, complaints of pain during the examination are relatively common. Furthermore, in terms of cost, outpatient 3D‐SISH represents a lower cost than outpatient hysteroscopy …”

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Three‐dimensional saline‐infusion sonohysterography is useful for the identification of endometrial polyp

Inoue

Kitajima

Taniguchi

et al. 2016

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Three‐dimensional saline‐infusion sonohysterography is useful for the identification of endometrial polyp

Inoue

Kitajima

Taniguchi

et al. 2016

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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“…Multiple studies have compared 3D sonography to other imaging modalities and surgical findings, and the studies have shown that 3D sonography is better than 2D sonography, 6 – 8 hysterosalpingography, 9 , 10 and hysteroscopy 11 , 12 and equivalent to MRI in diagnostic accuracy for müllerian anomalies 7 , 11 , 13 . These comparisons hold true for all 7 classes of uterine malformations.…”

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Sakhel

Benson

Platt

et al. 2013

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

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hree-dimensional (3D) and 4-dimensional (4D) volume sonography of the female pelvis is one of the most important advances in women's imaging in recent years-in most centers and practices, it has already replaced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) for many pelvic imaging indications. Three-dimensional sonography has enabled the user to move sonography into the new era of rapid, automated, and comprehensive imaging, with displays similar to volume imaging that has been an integral part of CT and MRI for several decades. Currently available 3D/4D volume sonography can generate images of the female pelvis that are very similar in orientation and quality to those of MRI and CT. Patients now referred specifically for 3D sonography would previously have required MRI, a far more costly and time-consuming procedure.This article will demonstrate the necessity of 3D sonography as a diagnostic procedure for many pelvic conditions previously requiring MRI or CT. At the same time, it will call on the insurance industry in the United States to reevaluate the current reimbursement policies for 3D sonography, as they currently remain spotty at best, preventing many practitioners from ordering these studies. Since CT and MRI can also provide a diagnosis of many pelvic conditions, referring physicians are often forced to order these costly imaging studies rather than the more patient-friendly imaging now possible with 3D sonography often because of reimbursement. What Is 3D Sonography?Three-dimensional sonography has the important ability to acquire volume data of the female pelvis that can be processed for display of reconstructed views that are not accessible with traditional 2-dimensional (2D) sonography. Initially, the examiner identifies and sets the region of interest, incorporating all structures of interest at the narrowest angle possible and at a speed to achieve the highest resolution. The examiner then activates the transducer (either mechanical or electronic matrix) to acquire the volume automatically. Any view within the volume can then be reconstructed and dis-

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“…3D sonographywith or without HySo-has taken the lead for diagnosing uterine malformations by offering simultaneous vision of the uterine cavity dilated by saline and the organ itself identified on gray-scale imaging. 448 The 3D reconstruction of the uterus in the frontal plane is of great practical help, 449 and even lends itself to virtual hysteroscopy exploration 450 (Fig. 35.31).…”

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Pelvic Imaging in Reproductive Endocrinology

Ziegler¹,

Streuli²,

Santulli³

et al. 2014

Yen &Amp; Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology

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A Study of the Cost, Accuracy, and Benefits of 3-Dimensional Sonography Compared With Hysterosalpingography in Women With Uterine Abnormalities

Abstract: Three-dimensional transvaginal sonography provides visualization and evaluation of the uterine cavity with similar or better accuracy than standard hysterosalpingography in the office setting, with lower cost and morbidity.

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Three‐dimensional saline‐infusion sonohysterography is useful for the identification of endometrial polyp

Three‐dimensional saline‐infusion sonohysterography is useful for the identification of endometrial polyp

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Pelvic Imaging in Reproductive Endocrinology

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