Comparison of metrizamide computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of lesions at the cervicomedullary junction.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1985
Abstract
We compared intrathecal metrizamide-enhanced CT (metrizamide-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of 17 patients with clinical suspicion of lesions at the cervicomedullary junction. MRI was superior in imaging the position of the cerebellar tonsils and the size and extent of mass lesions. MRI and metrizamide-CT were equal in detecting syringomyelia. CT with and without IV contrast enhancement was necessary to detect calcium or defects in the blood-brain barrier within neoplasms.
Volume
35
Issue
4
First Page
485
Last Page
492
ISSN
0028-3878
Published In/Presented At
Bosley, T. M., Cohen, D. A., Schatz, N. J., Zimmerman, R. A., Bilaniuk, L. T., Savino, P. J., & Sergott, R. S. (1985). Comparison of metrizamide computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of lesions at the cervicomedullary junction. Neurology, 35(4), 485–492. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.35.4.485
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
3982633
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article