Angiographic computed tomography is comparable to multislice computed tomography in lumbar myelographic imaging.

  • Jan Hendrik Buhk
  • Erck Elolf
  • Michael Knauth

Abstract

We evaluated the feasibility of angiographic computed tomography (ACT) for diagnostic imaging in a patient with degenerative lumbar spine disease. ACT provides a volume data set out of a rotational acquisition with a c-arm-mounted flat-panel detector. Using this technique, radiographic myelography and myelographic computed tomography can be performed in a single session at the same imaging system. The quality of the reconstructed ACT slice images is comparable to those acquired by postmyelographic computed tomography.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number5
ISSN0363-8715
Publication statusPublished - 2006
pubmed 16954920