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Computed tomography in the diagnosis of syringomyelia
Author(s) -
Sotaniemi K. A.,
Pyhtinen J.,
Myllylä V. V.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1983.tb04826.x
Subject(s) - syringomyelia , myelography , medicine , radiology , intramedullary rod , computed tomography , tomography , contrast medium , magnetic resonance imaging , cord , spinal cord , surgery , psychiatry
We describe the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of syringomyelia in 12 patients for whom the diagnosis had remained unconfirmed with other diagnostic methods. In 7 of these patients, CT myelography revealed an intramedullary cavitation filled with contrast medium. In 3 patients, the cavitation was not filled, and positive contrast medium was not used in another 2. In these 5 cases, however, CT visualized low‐density areas within the cord. CT would seem to be the most preferable method for confirming the clinical diagnosis of syringomyelia and is particularly useful in atypical cases.