ISSN:
0942-0940
Keywords:
Cervical discectomy
;
cervical radiculopathy
;
cervical myelopathy
;
disc herniation
;
myelography
;
magnetic resonance imaging
;
MRI
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In a prospective study of 63 surgical patients cervical myelography was compared with MRI to establish the relative value of the 2 diagnostic procedures in patient selection for surgery of ruptured cervical discs and bony nerve root compression. While MRI in the T1-weighted and gradient echo modes matched the diagnostic accuracy of invasive myelography (95%), T1 and T2-weighted MRI images alone were associated with an error rate of 10%. In patients with medial protrusion myelography did not always show the true extent of compression, whereas MRI tended to miss small laterally protruding disc fragments. Cervical myelography continues to have a place in the diagnosis of cervical disc disease, whenever clinical signs and symptoms do not agree with MRI data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01541252
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