title: Review of myelograms in evaluation of spinal lesions prior to advent of computed tomography (CT) scan in Ghana.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed myelographic appearances of 2005 patients in ten years prior to advent of computed tomography (CT) scan in three major hospitals in Ghana. 877 (43.75%) were normal and 1128 (56.25%) were pathological. The lesions detected were spondylosis 321 (28.22%), disc herniation 272 (24.37%) trauma 172 (15.25%), Pott's disease 133 (11.79%), spinal tumours 101 (8.96%); Arachnoiditis 74 (6.56%) and spinal stenosis 46 (4.07%). Myelography still remains the examination of choice in the investigation of spinal lesions in the sub-region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Jumah
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Puplampu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed