Digital myelography of spinal dysraphism in infancy: preliminary results

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.6.1249· OSTI ID:6659868

Barnes, P D; Reynolds, A F; Galloway, D C; Pollay, M; Leonard, J C; Prince, J R

For the past 2 years, the authors have used metrizamide myelography with simple, thick-section polytomography (myelotomography) to evaluate patients with spinal dysraphism. This technique has provided separation of simultaneously imaged bone and neural landmarks in standard surgical planes, while directing CT for specific transaxial plane imaging. It also allows reduction in metrizamide dosage and total radiation exposure as compared with previously used myelographic procedures employing multiple plain filming plus complex thin-section tomography. For further reductions in risk and cost, digital fluorographic techniques are currently being explored. They describe preliminary results with digital myelography in the evaluation of spinal dysraphism in infancy.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
• OSTI ID: 6659868
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 142:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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