Computed tomographic metrizamide myelography (CTMM) has developed into a highly sophisticated and accurate neuroradiologic technique in the diagnosis of childhood spinal dysrhaphic states. Of the 84 patients studied by this technique, 31 with the dysrhaphic spine also had lesions such as a tethered
Gas myelography in the management of spinal cord disorders in children
β Scribed by D. C. Hemmy; E. A. Millar; V. Haughton
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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