EVIDENCE OF CSF ENHANCEMENT IN THE SPINAL SUBARACHNOID SPACE AFTER INTRAVENOUS CONTRAST-MEDIUM ADMINISTRATION - IS INTRAVENOUS COMPUTER-ASSISTED MYELOGRAPHY POSSIBLE

Following i.v. injection of iodinated contrast medium, peripheral enhancement of the area inside the spinal canal is frequently observed by computed tomography. This may be due, at least in part, to enhancement of the CSF in the spinal subarachnoid space. Preliminary observations in human patients and animal (beagle dogs) experiments are reported. The goal of i.v. computer assisted myelography is worth pursuing.