Metrizamide cisternography of the cerebello-pontine angle by lateral C1-C2 puncture.
Cisternography of the cerebello-pontine angle was performed with metrizamide using pluridirectional motion tomography on the Polytome. Lateral puncture between C1-C2 with a low pressure technique was used with the patient in lateral decubitus position. In a series of 20 patients all examinations were conclusive and small acoustic neuromas were seen in three patients. The investigation is easy to perform and sufficient contrast-medium-filling of the cerebello-pontine cistern and the internal auditory canal was obtained with 2 ml metrizamide (300 mg I/ml).
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008793:Metrizamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D008793:Metrizamide