title: Computed tomography in the evaluation and management of patients with spina bifida.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) has fundamentally altered our approach to the initial evaluation and follow-up of patients with spina bifida. This safe and simple, non-invasive diagnostic technique has doubtlessly encouraged earlier diagnosis of clinically significant problems associated with spina bifida and has greatly facilitated the day-to-day management of those patients with documented disorders. CT is now effectively employed as a screening measure for both intraspinal and intracranial problems and can be relied upon to objectively guide and monitor elected modes of therapy.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed