Traumatic dural tears: CT diagnosis using metrizamide

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6355054

Morris, R E; Hasso, A N; Thompson, J R; Hinshaw, Jr, D B; Vu, L H

Computed tomography of the spine using intrathecal metrizamide was performed on six patients with spinal trauma. Dural tears with contrast material escaping outside the subarachnoid space were documented in five cases. The characteristics of dural tears are demonstrable by metrizamide and computed tomography, either in conjunction with myelography or as a separate procedure. Neurological deficits following spinal trauma may be aggravated by dural tears with entrapment of the spinal nerve roots.

• Research Organization: Loma Linda Univ. School of Medicine, CA
• OSTI ID: 6355054
• Report Number(s): CONF-8111200-; TRN: 84-023157
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 152:2; Conference: Joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine with the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, USA, 15 Nov 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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