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cisternography
radiographic study of the basal cisterns of the brain after the introduction of an opaque contrast medium (usually indium-111-DTPA) intrathecally, largely replaced by MRI
Indications:
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- CSF leakage
- normal pressure hydrocephalus
General
radiography (roentgenography)
References
- The Free Dictionary
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cisternography
- Soudry G and Ahn C
Cysternography in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Case presentation: October 12, 1993
http://www.med.harvard.edu/JPNM/TF93_94/Oct12/WriteUpOct12.html