Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography.
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Howard, BA; Gray, L; Isaacs, RE; Borges-Neto, S
Published in: Clin Nucl Med
March 2015
A 58-year-old woman with a calcified disk extrusion causing severe spinal stenosis underwent T8 to T9 diskectomy and spinal fusion. A postoperative pseudomeningocele was treated with lumbar drain and fibrin glue. Performed for persistent right pleural effusion, CT myelogram failed to show communication between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and pleural space--even on 2-hour delayed images. Subsequent 111In-DTPA cisternogram clearly demonstrated CSF leakage into the right pleural space at 2 hours, and surgical repair yielded good results. Radionuclide cisternography is a highly useful method to detect CSF leak, especially when it is occult on CT yet suspected clinically.
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Clin Nucl Med
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1536-0229
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
40
Issue
3
Start / End Page
220 / 223
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Pleural Cavity
- Pentetic Acid
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Humans
- Female
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Howard, B. A., Gray, L., Isaacs, R. E., & Borges-Neto, S. (2015). Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography. Clin Nucl Med, 40(3), 220–223. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000000541
Howard, Brandon A., Linda Gray, Robert E. Isaacs, and Salvador Borges-Neto. “Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography.” Clin Nucl Med 40, no. 3 (March 2015): 220–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000000541.
Howard BA, Gray L, Isaacs RE, Borges-Neto S. Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography. Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Mar;40(3):220–3.
Howard, Brandon A., et al. “Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography.” Clin Nucl Med, vol. 40, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. 220–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000000541.
Howard BA, Gray L, Isaacs RE, Borges-Neto S. Definitive diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak into the pleural space using 111In-DTPA cisternography. Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Mar;40(3):220–223.
Published In
Clin Nucl Med
DOI
EISSN
1536-0229
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
40
Issue
3
Start / End Page
220 / 223
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Pleural Cavity
- Pentetic Acid
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Indium Radioisotopes
- Humans
- Female