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Comparative Study
. 1986;106(1):12-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF00435644.

A comparison of computed tomography and myelography in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation

P Gillström, K Ericsson, T Hindmarsh
Comparative Study

A comparison of computed tomography and myelography in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation

P Gillström et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1986.

Abstract

Ninety patients suspected to have a herniated lumbar disc were examined by myelography and computed tomography (CT). Of these, 37 were subjected to surgery. The surgical findings were in agreement in 21 patients (57%) with the myelograms and in 28 patients (76%) with the CT examinations. False-positive CT examinations were found in only one patient. CT is as reliable as myelography in the primary diagnosis of disc herniation.

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