NORMAL CORD IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN EXAMINED WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC METRIZAMIDE MYELOGRAPHY

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作者
RESJO, IM [1 ]
HARWOODNASH, DC [1 ]
FITZ, CR [1 ]
CHUANG, S [1 ]
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[1] HOSP SICK CHILDREN,DEPT RADIOL,TORONTO M5G 1X8,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1148/130.3.691
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Computed tomographic metrizamide myelography (CTMM) was performed on 25 infants and children and 2 adults with normal spinal cords. Both the cord and the cauda equina were precisely outlined. The most detailed information was obtained with a small window setting, with the image subsequently magnified and color-reversed. Hounsfield-unit measurements alone were inaccurate. Advantages of CTMM include: high accuracy in demonstrating the intrathecal contents of the spine; less need for general anesthesia; and the need for a smaller amount of water-soluble contrast material than in conventional myelography. In selected cases of intraspinal abnormality in children, CTMM is recommended.
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