The value of radionuclide myelography in the evaluation of spinal arachnoiditis

✍ Scribed by K. F. Lee; C. H. Park; D. Schnapf; L. Martinez; N. L. Thompson; W. Tatu

• Book ID: 104754883
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 272 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0028-3940
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00395303

✦ Synopsis

On the basis of myelographic findings, spinal adhesive arachnoiditis was classified into three types: type I (peripheral or marginal), type II (central), and type III (advanced). Depending on its location and extent, it may be divided into group A (lumbar), group B (thoracic), and group C (cervical). In view of the fact that intrathecal injection both of oily and of water-soluble contrast media tends to produce spinal arachnoiditis, we have been using radionuclides for pre- and postoperative myelography to evaluate arachnoiditis. Radionuclide myelography with 131I-HSA or 111In-DTPA is a safe modality which provides useful information regarding spinal arachnoiditis.