Radionuclide cisternogram


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Lumbar puncture
Lumbar puncture
Alternative Names

Intrathecal scan; Spinal cord scan; CSF flow scan; Cisternogram


References

Spelle L, Boulin A, Tainturier C, Visot A, Graveleau P, Pierot L. Neuroimaging features of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.Neuroradiology. 2001 Aug;43(8):622-7.

Spieth ME, Kasner DL. Traumatic thoracic thecal sac laceration, leak, and pleural effusion diagnosed by radionuclide cisternogram. Clin Nucl Med. 2002 Nov;27(11):830-1.

Lund VJ, Savy L, Lloyd G, Howard D. Optimum imaging and diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. J Laryngol Otol. 2000 Dec;114(12):988-92.



Review Date: 09/21/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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