title: Lumbar phlebography in the diagnosis of disc herniations.
abstract: The authors report their experience with 240 cases with lumbar phlebography in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniations. The normal radiological anatomy and the radiological signs of disc herniations are described. Indications for phlebography are given, and the reliability of this test is compared with that of myelography performed with water-soluble agents.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography