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nbme18/Block 3/Question#9 (reveal difficulty score)
35 yo woman with infertility
Spillage of contrast, which is normal ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—donttrustmyanswers(74)
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The fallopian tubes should leak contrast because there is a gap between fallopian tubes and ovary. I.e. if there is no spillage, that means there is a blockage = infertility!

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mcdumbass  This makes sense... but I don't trust your answers +14
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step1dreamteam  Definition of artifact by radiopedia: "Most artifacts in radiology refer to something seen on an image that are not present in reality but appear due to a quirk of the modality itself". Based on this definition why "spillage of contrast, which is an artifact" is incorrect? +1


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submitted by โˆ—dorsal_vein(47)
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Spillage of contrast into the peritoneum during a hysterosalpingogram is normal and indicates patency of the fallopian tubes.

-Medical Partership Radiology

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What would a rupture of the fallopian tube look like then? Compared to normal spillage..

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