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Application of multi-detector row helical scanning to postmyelographic CT.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12764664     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The advent of a multi-detector row helical CT has made it possible to attain images over a broader area with good spatial resolution. We assessed whether postmyelographic CT scans obtained using this system provided more information than conventional imaging techniques. Postmyelographic CT scans were preoperatively obtained in 46 patients using a multi-detector row helical CT system. Reconstructed images in the sagittal and coronal planes in all patients and curved reformation images along the dural sac in 37 patients were compared with myelograms and conventional postmyelographic CT scans. In 34 patients comparison was also made with MR images. The multi-detector row CT images demonstrated deformities of the dural sac more clearly than the other modalities in 39 of the 46 patients. They also provided the best visualization of nerve root abnormalities in 24 of the 46 patients and clearly revealed the presence of spurs in all 22 patients with spinal canal stenosis. Postmyelographic CT scans made using a multi-detector row helical CT system provide more information on the dural sac, nerve sleeves, and their contents than other imaging techniques.
Authors:
Kazuhiro Tsuchiya; Shichiro Katase; Chinatsu Aoki; Junichi Hachiya
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2002-11-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  European radiology     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0938-7994     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Radiol     Publication Date:  2003 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-23     Completed Date:  2003-10-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9114774     Medline TA:  Eur Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1438-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan. tsuchiyak-kyr@umin.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disk Displacement / diagnosis,  radiography*,  surgery
Lumbar Vertebrae
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Myelography*
Preoperative Care
Radiation Dosage
Spinal Nerve Roots / radiography
Spinal Stenosis / diagnosis,  radiography*,  surgery
Tomography, Spiral Computed*
Triiodobenzoic Acids / diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Triiodobenzoic Acids; 79770-24-4/iotrolan

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