Accuracy of ct in diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation

ABSTRACT

86 patients with intervertebral degenerative disc lesions were included in this study. 60 were examined by plain CT, 20 out of the 60 cases were followed by water soluble lumbar myelography. The operative data were available in 56 patients. These cases were evaluated for CT appearance of the herniating intervertebral discs with accuracy of plain CT in the diagnosis of herniated nucleus pulposus [HNP]. 26 patients were examined by lumbar myelography [LM] followed by CT myelography [CTM] with evaluations of both techniques in diagnosis of disc lesions