45-degree central ray angulation for improved lumbosacral myelography.
Forty-five-degree central ray angulation was utilized during radiography of the lumbosacral region at the time of myelography in 70 patients. The resulting radiographic image allowed for improved assessment of nerve root detail in the region of the fifth lumbar vertebral body and below.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods*; D011187:Posture