title: Xenon enhancement for computed tomography of the spinal cord.
abstract: The spinal cord is not consistently shown by plain computed tomography or with iodide enhancement. Xenon enhancement increases the attenuation of the spinal cord and visualization is improved considerably; fluid-filled cavities, including syringohydromyelia, do not enhance and are clearly defined.
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014978:Xenon
chemical_list: D014978:Xenon