myelography


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my·e·lo·gram

 (mī′ə-lə-grăm′)
n.
An x-ray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space.
my′e·log′ra·phy (-lŏg′rə-fē) n.
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myelography

A diagnostic method of examining the space around the spinal cord (for example, to detect prolapsed disks) using X-rays and a contrast medium injected by lumbar puncture.
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Noun1.myelography - roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)
roentgenography, X-ray photography - radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram
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my·e·log·ra·phy

n. mielografía, radiografía de la columna vertebral con inyección de medio de contraste en la región subaracnoidea.
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myelography

n mielografía (técnica)
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Determining CM position is considered of great clinical importance in diagnosis of tethered cord syndrome, spinal anesthesia, myelography and lumber punctures (Demiryurek et al., 2002).
Influence of Age, Sex, Height and Lumber Stenosis on the Position of the Conus Medullaris in Adults/Influencia de la Edad, Sexo, Altura y Estenosis Lumbar en la Posicion del Cono Medular en Adultos
Myelography can show the location and extent of a CSF leak.
Transferrin isoforms in cerebrospinal fluid and their relation to neurological diseases
Moreover, with the increased number of complex spine surgeries, surgeons may request more computed tomography (CT) myelography examinations instead of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to magnetic susceptibility artifacts from the surgical hardware and to assess surgical complications such as CSF leak.
Lumbar puncture under fluoroscopy guidance: a technical review for radiologists
Alternatively, dedicated spine imaging (such as heavily T2-weighted fat-saturated MRI or CT myelography) may demonstrate direct evidence of a CSF leak.
The lumbar epidural blood patch: A Primer
DR 800's robust and reliable solution can handle a full range of radiography (including static exams and tilting exams), fluoroscopy exams (including barium meals, swallows and enemas, arthrograms and cysto-urethrograms, myelography and catheter placement, etc.), as well as tomosynthesis exams, concluded the company.
Agfa awarded US FDA's approval for versatile, fully integrated DR 800 multi-purpose digital imaging solution
In some cases, computed tomography (CT) and CT myelography are helpful in the diagnosis and treatment (3, 11).
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Myelography computerized tomography and epidural blood patch are reliable diagnostic and treatment modalities.
Acquired Chiari I Malformation Secondary to Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Syndrome and Persistent Hypoglycemia: A Case Report
The North American Spine Society (NASS) has recommended that patients should be diagnosed with degenerative LSS when their present illness and physical examination findings are in accordance with it and anatomic narrowing of the spinal canal or nerve root impingement are found through medical imaging examinations such as MRI, Computed Tomography (CT) myelography, and CT.7 FJS, one of the most common causes of LBP, is a pain attributed to structures that compose facet joints.
The effect of facet joint injection on lumbar spinal stenosis with radiculopathy
[18] Myelography is difficult to perform, because it is not easy to retain the contrast medium in the cervical subarachnoid space when the neck is flexed.
DYNAMIC CERVICAL MR IMAGING FINDINGS OF PATIENTS WITH HIRAYAMA DISEASE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF NORTH-EAST INDIA
Other differential diagnoses for pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage findings in CTs scan include diffuse cerebral edema, purulent meningitis, large parenchymal infarction with associated edema, mass effect from a subdural hemorrhage, contrast extravasation, status epilepticus, spontaneous intracranial hypotension, and after myelography (7).
The Hemorrhage that Wasn't: Polycythemia Presenting as a Pseudointracranial Hemorrhage in Pedestrian vs Automobile Trauma Alert
We decided to perform an EBP, and to be able to identify the site of CSF leakage, an MR myelography was taken.
A Rare Presentation of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension/Nadir Gorulen Spontan Intrakraniyal Hipotansiyon Olgusu
CT myelography is used to evaluate the spinal canal, spinal cord, spinal nerve roots, vertebrae, and discs when MRI is contraindicated.
The Usefulness of Dual-Layer Spectral Computed Tomography for Myelography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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