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An assessment of lumbar radiculography using meglumine iocarmate (Dimer-X)

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Lumbar radiculography using water soluble contrast medium was performed on 155 patients presenting with clinical signs of a lumbar disc protrusion. The examinations were well tcierated and a high degree of accuracy of diagnesis achieved.

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  1. Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital and The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh, Dublin

    David Mclnerney, William Quinlan, David Legge, Patrick MacAuley & Niall Mulvihill

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Mclnerney, D., Quinlan, W., Legge, D. et al. An assessment of lumbar radiculography using meglumine iocarmate (Dimer-X). Ir J Med Sci 146, 35–38 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03030925

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