Metrizamide enhanced CT in hydrosyringomyelia.
The exact evaluation of a hydrosyringomyelic cyst by metrizamide enhanced CT is reported. After intraventricular injection of metrizamide and overflow of contrast medium in the central canal of the spinal cord, CT scan revealed the exact shape and extension of the cyst from C0 to T7.
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D008793:Metrizamide