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Myelography and Post-myelographic CT

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Myelography refers to the examination of the contents of the thecal sac after administration of intrathecal water-soluble nonionic contrast agent.

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Abbreviations

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

CT:

Computed tomography

GD-DTPA:

Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent with diethylenetriaminepentacetate

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PT:

Prothrombin time

PTT:

Partial thromboplastin time

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  1. Institute for Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528, Frankfurt, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

  2. Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Seckbacher Landstr. 65, D-60389, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Weidauer

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  1. Institute for Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

  2. Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Weidauer

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Matthias Setzer

  4. Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Johannes C. Klein

  5. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Frank Vrionis

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Hattingen, E., Weidauer, S. (2015). Myelography and Post-myelographic CT. In: Hattingen, E., Weidauer, S., Setzer, M., Klein, J., Vrionis, F. (eds) Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54209-1_8

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