Summary
The head and vertebral column from two human cadavers were injected with a solution of gelatin and gadolinium (Dotarem®) and imaged using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Comparisons between gross anatomic slices and corresponding images of the lumbar vertebral column confirmed the usefulness of a paramagnetic agent for visualising the epidural venous plexus. This technique provides accurate images of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
Résumé
Deux sujets entiers ont fait l'objet d'une injection veineuse par un mélange de gélatine et de gadolinium (Dotarem®). Le bloc têtecolonne vertébrale a été imagé par résonance magnétique (IRM). Les coupes anatomiques de la colonne vertébrale lombaire correspondant aux images IRM sont analysées. Cette étude in vitro, avait pour but de rechercher un moyen de contraste magnétique des plexus veineux vertébraux afin de préciser l'imagerie du ligament longitudinal postérieur.
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Plaisant, O., Cosnard, G., Gillot, C. et al. MRI of the epidural space after Gelatin/Gadolinium venous injection. Surg Radiol Anat 16, 71–75 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627924
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