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