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  • Title: Combined CT metrizamide syringography and needle aspiration of cystic intramedullary spinal cord lesions.
    Author: Mirfakhraee M, Benzel EC, Crofford MJ, Giyanani VL, Gerlock AJ, Guinto FC.
    Journal: Spine (Phila Pa 1976); 1987 Apr; 12(3):214-21. PubMed ID: 3589816.
    Abstract:
    A modified spinal cord puncture technique that was combined with CT metrizamide syringography for the evaluation of potentially cystic spinal cord lesions has been used in 5 patients. This procedure proved to be safe and efficacious in the preoperative differentiation of cystic neoplasms from syringohydromyelia. It also aided in planning a surgical approach by revealing details of the tumor location and/or syrinx dynamics. Spinal cord puncture associated with CT metrizamide syringography has a role in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with cystic spinal cord lesions.
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