TY - JOUR T1 - Myelography in Cancer Patients: Modified Technique JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 617 LP - 621 VL - 6 IS - 4 AU - Ya-Yan Lee AU - J. Peter Glass AU - Sidney Wallace Y1 - 1985/07/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/6/4/617.abstract N2 - Because of the frequency of multiple sites of involvement, a thorough evaluation of the entire spinal canal is essential for detection and treatment of spinal compression in cancer patients. For the examination of the entire spinal canal in cancer patients, a modified approach is described using water-soluble contrast medium (metrizamide), oil-based material (Pantopaque), and a “squeezing” technique for a complete myelographic block. Of 240 patients who underwent myelography for possible spinal compression, the squeezing technique was applied through a lumbar puncture to demonstrate a complete block in 39 patients; six of these had more than one block. Of the other 201 patients, the quality of the myelograms was satisfactory or excellent in 189 (94%). ER -