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3540718

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Transcutaneous sonography of the spine was performed in 83 patients with prior laminectomies for tumors of the spinal canal and the spinal cord. These patients presented with signs or symptoms of recurrent tumor. When the spinal cord could be visualized, the sonographic examination provided information about the presence or absence of tumor, the character (solid or complex) of the tumor and its location, and associated findings in the extramedullary space. The correlation of the transcutaneous sonograms with other imaging methods and with intraoperative sonographic and surgical findings was excellent. Nonvisualization of the spinal cord was found to be related to age with a higher success rate (70% visualized) in the pediatric age group (to age 21) than in the adult group (52% visualized). A very short laminectomy was also found to cause problems in visualizing the full extent of a recurrent tumor. Nonetheless, the simplicity of the technique and the amount of information that can be gained from it make it a very valuable adjunct to other imaging methods for the postoperative spine. For the pediatric age group, it should be one of the first diagnostic methods employed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
599-607
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Transcutaneous sonography of the postoperative spine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article