ABSTRACT
Thirteen infertile women who had undergone tubal surgery within the previous year for the correction of tubal obstruction, were studied with both conventional and radionuclide hysterosalpingography. The studies were performed on the same day, were interpreted independently, and the results were then compared. Three cases were excluded from analysis because of the technical inadequacy of one of the studies. Assuming the findings of the conventional studies to represent "truth," the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the radionuclide studies were 100%, 60% and 80% respectively.
Subject(s)
Fallopian Tubes/diagnostic imaging , Hysterosalpingography , Infertility, Female/diagnosis , Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin , Female , Humans , Radionuclide ImagingABSTRACT
Personnel monitoring data reported in the literature at selected monitoring sites for personnel working in fluoroscopic X-ray facilities are analyzed. The results are used to attempt to more realistically estimate the potential organ doses for X-ray personnel wearing protective devices such as lead aprons and protective eyeglasses when these personnel wear only one dosimeter positioned outside the apron at the collar. The applicability of these results to current U.S. dose standards and the ICRP weighted dose equivalent concept is discussed.
