Computed Tomography vs Heavily T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Myelography for the Initial Evaluation of Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Angelique Sao-Mai Sy Tay; Marcel Maya; Franklin G Moser; Miriam Nuño; Wouter I Schievink

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2868

Computed Tomography vs Heavily T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Myelography for the Initial Evaluation of Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

JAMA Neurol. 2021 Oct 1;78(10):1275-1276. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2868.

Authors

Angelique Sao-Mai Sy Tay¹, Marcel Maya², Franklin G Moser², Miriam Nuño³, Wouter I Schievink¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
² Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis.

Abstract

This study compares the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance myelography with computed tomography myelography for the identification of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Hypotension / diagnostic imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Myelography / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Young Adult