La Radiologia medica
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La Radiologia medica · Jan 1988
[Traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus. Evaluation of 144 cases studied using direct cervical myelography and non-ionic contrast media].
The authors report their experience in 144 patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury who underwent Direct Cervical Myelography (DCM). Sometimes the diagnostic investigation was completed by CT. Various myelographic patterns are described: pseudomeningocele, missing sheet of the root, scarring lesions. ⋯ Scars often compress healthy roots, and may mask intraspinal injuries. In such cases, and when the spinal cord stretches towards the side of the lesion, Myelo-CT can be useful. DCM proved to be an extremely sensitive and specific method, which can be used as a first-choice radiological procedure in the study of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus.