Patricia Carrascosa • Carlos Capuñay
Carlos E. Sueldo • Juan Mariano Baronio

2014

It is with great pleasure that I introduce this book on virtual hysterosalpingography. Virtual hysterosalpingography (VHSG) is a new non-invasive diagnostic technique that allows the evaluation of the entire gynecologic tract in a single study, by combining the benefits of hysterosapingography with multidetector computer tomography (CT). The advantages of this imaging modality are that the addition of the CT allows an amazing 3-D visualization of the uterine cavity, fallopian tubes, and extrauterine structures, very helpful in the diagnosis of polyps, myomas, uterine anomalies, and tubal pathology with a high degree of accuracy. The images represent what a surgeon would see in the OR and are an invaluable preoperative test. The procedure is simple, quick, and fairly painless and provides maximum imaging of the reproductive organs of the patient.