Conebeam CT as an Adjunct to Digital Subtraction Myelography for Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas.

ABSTRACT: Lateral decubitus digital subtraction myelography is an effective technique for precisely localizing CSF-venous fistulas, a common cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. However, despite an optimal imaging technique, digital subtraction myelography fails to identify some CSF-venous fistulas for a variety of reasons. Here, we describe a technique involving conebeam CT performed during intrathecal contrast injection as an adjunct to digital subtraction myelography, allowing identification of some otherwise-missed CSF-venous fistulas.

SUBMITTER: Madhavan AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10187817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature