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. 2009 Jul 1;5(3):e29. doi: 10.2349/biij.5.3.e29

Table 3.

Scoring of image quality in different anatomical regions of interest using three different contrast media.

Anatomical / Ratings Contrast Medium
Iodamide Iopramide Ioxaglate p value
Number of patients 114 106 98
Uterus opacification
0 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%)
1 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 1.000
2 2 ( 1.8%) 2 ( 1.9%) 1 ( 1%)
3 112 (98.2%) 104 (98.1%) 97 (99%)
Uterine outline
0 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%)
1 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 1.000
2-3 114 (100%) 106 (100%) 98 (100%)
Fallopian Tube
0 0 ( 0%) 3 ( 2.9%) 1 ( 1.0%)
1 15 (13.3%) 20 (19.2%) 14 (14.3%) 0.173
2-3 98 (86.7%) 81 (77.9%) 83 (84.7%)
Fimbrial rugae
0 11 ( 9.7%) 7 ( 6.7%) 5 ( 5.1%)
1 31 (27.4%) 19 (18.3%) 17 (17.3%) <0.05
2-3 71 (62.8%) 78 (75.0%) 76 (77.6%)
Intraperitoneal spillage
0 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%)
1 3 ( 3.1%) 0 ( 0%) 0 ( 0%) 0.05
2-3 94 (96.9%) 101 (100%) 91 (100%)

Summarized results from the ratings of image quality, 0 = Non diagnostic, 1=Acceptable Quality and 2-3 = Superior Quality. Statistical calculations are based on raw data