A myelogram is a procedure that involves multiple images obtained after an iodine containing contrast agent was injected into the spinal canal and the sac that contains the spinal cord and nerve roots. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
Routine radiographs are usually performed prior to a myelogram. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
A myelogram provides detailed information about the spinal cord and the nerve roots. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
A myelogram is performed by placing a needle in the lower back or occasionally in the neck. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
An MRI can provide much of the same information as a myelogram without an injection of contrast. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
A CT scan is routinely performed after the myelogram in order to provide cross sectional information. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
In certain instances the physician may recommend that both tests (a myelogram and an MR examination) be performed. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
Didn't poor Linda Blair have to scream her lungs out in The Exorcist when they made her pretend she was having a myelogram?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
In those individuals who cannot tolerate MRI scanning because of claustrophobia or contraindications, such as a pacemaker, a myelogram is an extremely useful examination. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
I decided to investigate this a bit by googling Exorcist + myelogram, expecting perhaps that another blogger, my doppelganger, perhaps, might have already written a piece like this. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
I also ended up with a spinal leak post myelogram which only intensified everything. From Wordnik.com. [California Literary Review] Reference
From the symptoms and signs, it may be very difficult to distinguish acute transverse myelitis from these conditions and it is almost invariably necessary to perform an emergency magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan or computerised tomographic (CT) myelogram. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Are there alternatives to a myelogram?. From Wordnik.com. [Helene Pavlov: What is a Myelogram?] Reference
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