The Importance of the Air Shadow of the Cisterna Magna in Encephalographic Diagnosis
| Autor: | Greenwald Cm, Eugenio M, Hughes Cr, Gardner Wj |
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| Rok vydání: | 1958 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty Ventricular tap business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Radiography Electroencephalography Cisterna magna Surgery Cisterna Magna medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Pneumoencephalography Radiology business Craniotomy Intracranial pressure |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 71:695-701 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/71.5.695 |
| Popis: | The cisterna magna frequently is the site of clinically obscure lesions that do not increase the intracranial pressure and that can be outlined by pneumoencephalography. Little has been written on this subject because, as a rule, neurological surgeons have preferred to use ventriculography in cases of suspected surgical lesions and, in addition, unless a special effort is made, the cisterna magna is seldom visualized. The value of pneumoencephalography in this respect is demonstrated by the analysis of an experience of one year to be presented here. Precautions In our institution, pneumoencephalography in itself has always been regarded as a surgical procedure. Therefore, the positioning of the patient, the induction of anesthesia, the injection of air, the radiography, the development and the examination of the films, all are carried out on the operating floor, where every surgical and anesthetic facility is at hand. Sterile packs of instruments for craniotomy and for ventricular tap are kept available a... |
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