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Technique for US-guided fallopian tube catheterization.

J W Breckenridge·J S Schinfeld
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Various catheter techniques guided with fluoroscopy and ultrasound (US) have been developed to assist conception by opening fallopian tubes. The authors present a simplified US-guided technique with which they were able to catheterize a fallopian tube consistently and rapidly in 15 of 17 attempts by using a prototype catheter system that is in general use for sperm or embryo transfer.

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CatheterizationEquipment DesignFallopian TubesFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleRadiology, InterventionalTime FactorsUltrasonographyUterusVaginaJournal Article

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J W Breckenridge, J S Schinfeld. 1991. Technique for US-guided fallopian tube catheterization.. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.180.2.2068329

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