SynthesisThe British journal of radiology2016
Three- or four-dimensional hysterosalpingo contrast sonography for diagnosing tubal patency in infertile females: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Synthesis in The British journal of radiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Visual tubal patency tests for tubal occlusion and hydrosalpinx.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-based guideline: unexplained infertility†.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Guideline
- Comparison of the Diagnostic Consistency between Delayed Radiographs taken Two Hours and Twenty-four Hours Post Hysterosalpingography using Ultra-Fluid Lipiodol-based Contrast MediumCurrent medical imaging · 2026Trial
- Can hysterosalpingo-foam sonography replace hysterosalpingography as first-choice tubal patency test? A randomized non-inferiority trial.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022Trial
- The value of 4-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography in predicting the possibility of spontaneous conception in infertile women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Comparison and correlations between findings of hysteroscopy and vaginal color Doppler ultrasonography for detection of uterine abnormalities in patients with recurrent implantation failure.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of tubal patency based on peak injection pressure in four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography among infertile females: a preliminary study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Review
- Development of a Nomogram for Predicting Intravasation Before Transvaginal 4-Dimensional Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Operator's Influence on Contrast Agent Intravasation During Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography: Explanation Based on a Physics Model.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Contrast-enhanced genitosonography and colosonography: emerging alternatives to fluoroscopy.Pediatric radiology · 2021Review
- Clinical Aspects of HyFoSy as Tubal Patency Test in Subfertility Workup.BioMed research international · 2019Review
- Evaluation of Efficacy of Transvaginal Sonography with Hysteroscopy for Assessment of Tubal Patency in Infertile Women Regarding Diagnostic Laparoscopy.Advanced biomedical research · 2018Article
- Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography: patient selection and perspectives.International journal of women's health · 2017Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo assess the diagnostic value of three-dimensional (3D) or four-dimensional (4D) hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) for detecting tubal patency in infertile females.
methodsA comprehensive search was conducted to identify related research. The pooled results were calculated by diagnostic meta-analysis with bivariate mixed-effects binary regression. Subgroup analyses and publication bias were further performed.
results23 studies, including 1153 females with 2259 detected fallopian tubes, were identified. The pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity were 0.92 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.90-0.94, I(2) = 36.68] and 0.91 (95% CI: 0.89-0.93, I(2) = 38.99), respectively. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve was 0.97 (95% CI: 0.95-0.98). No publication bias was observed.
conclusion3D/4D HyCoSy is an accurate test for diagnosing tubal patency in infertile females. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: 3D/4D HyCoSy is an accurate test for diagnosing tubal patency in females suffering from infertility, whilst overcoming some main limitations of other methods. 3D/4D HyCoSy is recommended as a fundamental test for female infertility.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.