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3574613

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Eighty patients with operatively proven lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spondylosis were preoperatively evaluated with metrizamide myelography followed by metrizamide-enhanced computed tomography (CT). The x-ray films were reviewed without knowledge of the operative findings, and the patients were subdivided into those with disc extrusions, spondylosis, or recurrent abnormalities. For the group as a whole, CT was correct in 82% and myelography was correct in 77%. Both CT and myelography together were accurate in 91%, a significant improvement (P less than 0.02). The authors conclude that, if both studies are performed, the percentage of cases correctly diagnosed is increased. Therefore, both metrizamide myelography and metrizamide-enhanced CT should be obtained in selected cases. A review of the literature is included.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
379-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Metrizamide-enhanced computed tomography as an adjunct to metrizamide myelography in the evaluation of lumbar disc herniation and spondylosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article