Diagnosis of herniated nucleus pulposus by digital spinal phlebography with false negative CT and/or radiculosaccography.
Saccoradiculography, spinal phlebography or NMR can be performed in cases of discrepancy between CT and clinical symptoms. We believe that the introduction of DSA must generate a renewed interest in spinal phlebography for cases with radicular syndrome and normal CT.
D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography