Outpatient myelography with fine-needle technique: an appraisal

Postmyelography headaches are produced mostly by CSF leakage at the dural puncture site and are therefore largely dependent on the size of the needle used. Our study of 300 consecutive outpatients who had lumbar myelograms performed with 25- and 26-gauge spinal needles shows that the procedure has b...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1989-05, Vol.10 (3), p.615-617
Main Authors: Vezina, JL, Fontaine, S, Laperriere, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Ambulatory Care
Biological and medical sciences
Contrast Media - administration & dosage
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myelography - instrumentation
Myelography - methods
Needles
Nervous system
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Spinal Puncture - instrumentation
Spinal Puncture - methods
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Summary:Postmyelography headaches are produced mostly by CSF leakage at the dural puncture site and are therefore largely dependent on the size of the needle used. Our study of 300 consecutive outpatients who had lumbar myelograms performed with 25- and 26-gauge spinal needles shows that the procedure has become virtually innocuous. We recommend that 26-gauge spinal needles be widely adopted as the standard for fluoroscopically controlled intrathecal injections of contrast material.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X