OBJECTIVE. Lateral C1–C2 puncture can be used for CSF collection, contrast agent
injection for myelography, and access for cordotomy. The objective of this article is to …

Interlaminar lumbar puncture and cervical puncture may not be ideal in all circumstances.
Recently, we have used a transforaminal approach in selected situations. Between May …

Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal-recessive disease affecting
motor neurons and is the most common genetic cause of death in infants. Intrathecal …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Type 1 diabetes affects over 200,000 children in the
United States and is associated with an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction. Prior single …

Central nervous system (CNS) injury or disease states are often difficult to treat due to the
closed system of the dura mater/blood-brain barrier and the bony skull and vertebrae. The …

Cervical spondylosis is a spectrum of pathology presenting as neck pain, radiculopathy, and
myelopathy or all in combination. Diagnostic imaging is essential to diagnosis and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Important information regarding fluoroscopically guided
lumbar puncture (FGLP) performance and referrals is lacking. The purpose of our study was …

Byssinosis is an occupational disease occurring commonly in cotton mill workers; it usually
presents with features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The management …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lateral C1–C2 spinal punctures are uncommon
procedures performed by radiologists for access to CSF and contrast injection when a …

Despite recent trends toward evaluation of back and neck pain with magnetic resonance
imaging, myelography and postmyelography computed tomography continue to play an …