Double-contrast ventriculography with oxygen and water-soluble positive contrast medium, metrizamide (Amipaque)

A technique for ventriculography using both gas and a positive contrast medium metrizamide (Amipaque) is presented. This ventriculographic method proved superior to computerized tomography (CT) scanning in revealing the cause of obstructive hydrocephalus. Small central tumors and intraventricular cy...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 51; no. 2; p. 211
Main Authors Servo, A, Halonen, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1979
Subjects
Adult
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Ventriculography - methods
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus - diagnostic imaging
Male
Metrizamide
Oxygen
Pneumoradiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A technique for ventriculography using both gas and a positive contrast medium metrizamide (Amipaque) is presented. This ventriculographic method proved superior to computerized tomography (CT) scanning in revealing the cause of obstructive hydrocephalus. Small central tumors and intraventricular cysts, often missed with CT, were also well demonstrated. This technique has been used since 1975, and is simple and safe.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1979.51.2.0211