Uterine ballonning: an unusual hysterosalpingraphic finding in cases of infertility

On interpertation of the hysterosalpingograhic studies for cases of infertility three types of uteine ballonning were observed. These functional uterine lesions include; the diffuse regular, diffuse irregular and comual types. A trial therapy with methergine tabelts daily during the five fertile days around the mid-cycle resulted in three pregnancies, an observation which suggests the hypotoncity of uterus resulting in such ballonning

Relative merits of different modalities for diagnosis of sellar and suprasellar tumours

Even after the availability of CT, numertous authers indicated the need for poisitive contrast CT studies or pneumoencephalography to define the presence and locations of the lesion within the suprasellar cistern. In most cases, CT not only is diagnostic but shows the extent of the lesion. In occasional cases, CT following intrathecel metrizamide with axial and coronal sections obviates the need for other invasive studies

Computarised tomography in diagnosis of medulloblastoma

CT characteristics of medulloblastoma, while not pathogenomic, are highly typical of the tumour. The density and contrast enhancement properties are similar for both the midline and lateral medulloblastomas. Most frequently the lesin is of slightly increased density and the contrast material enhance uniformly

Evaluation of selective salpingraphy technique in assessment of tubal patency

The authors modified the original hysterosalpingography technique to fit the clinical and operative need for a definite tubal patency test. They gave it the name "Selecitve Salpingography". They used a maliable polythene tube moulded to pass from the cervix to the uterotubal junction and they inject the contrast medium directly each tube while the patient is in the Trendelenberg's position. Tubal patency was proved by this technique in 92 out of 99 cases of unilateral obstruction and in 53 out of 81 cases of bilateral obstruction diagnosed by the conventional technique. This technique was particularly helpful to diagnose tubal patency in cases of severe cervical incompetence

Fetal sex determination

Two different techniques have been used for fetal sex determination: a. Single plain radiography of the abdomen of the pregnant lady at her third trimester of gestation has been taken after giving her Di-iodohydroxyquinolin compound for three successive days prior to radiography. The correct fetal sex was reached in 112 out of 126 examined cases i.e. 89% b. Sonographic scanning of the pregnant abdomen using either direct method or the railed one has been performed in 500 pregnant ladies. Correct results were reached in 196 out of 300 examined cases by the direct method i.e. 65%. The railed technique proved to be simple and accurate and the correct results were reached in 190 out of the examined 200 cases

small kidney: consideration of radiological differential diagnosis

Since the volume of parenchymal tissue rather than the overall kidney size is the important factor in renal function, external measurements of gross kidney or its radiographic contour could be misleading. When advancing age, the kidney loses parenchyma and concomitantly renal function.However, if fatty replacement made up volumetrically for the lost parenchyma, external measurements of the kidney did not change.Specific classification of a small kidney or of bilaterally small kidneys by radiological or pathologic study is sometimes impossible