CT of scoliotic patients after myelography: value of lateral decubitus positioning.
In routine computed tomography (CT) of scoliotic patients, multiple scans through each intervertebral disk level must be made, which can make interpretation of disks and neural foramina difficult. Use of lateral decubitus positioning for postmyelography CT allows use of gantry angulation to achieve true axial scans through disks, which permits easier evaluation of individual disks and foramina.
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Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0030.
D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009192:Myelography; D011187:Posture; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*