RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Outpatient myelography with fine-needle technique: an appraisal.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 615
OP 617
VO 10
IS 3
A1 J L Vezina
A1 S Fontaine
A1 J Laperriere
YR 1989
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/10/3/615.abstract
AB 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.