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6805272

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
Postoperative myelographic changes in the thecal sac, epidural tissues, and bony canal, as well as nerve roots, may be difficult to interpret. A series of 32 postoperative patients, all of whom had a metrizamide myelogram and subsequent lumbar computed tomogram, was reviewed to examine the ability of computed tomography to recognize abnormalities when the myelogram is equivocal or uninterpretable. Criteria to distinguish recurrent herniated disk from postoperative changes are presented, including the demonstration of mass densities similar to and in continuity with the intervertebral disk. In 12 reoperated cases, five recurrent herniated disks and two new herniated disks were diagnosed and confirmed. In 20 nonreoperated cases, no recurrent herniated disks were identified, although two new herniated disks were found at levels not believed clinically significant. Computed tomography after metrizamide myelography appears to be a reliable technique for distinguishing abnormalities in the postoperative spine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-6108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Computed tomography and myelography of the postoperative lumbar spine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article