[Sacroradiculo graphic and myelographic investigations with iopamidol: study of 610 examinations (author's transl)]

Riv Patol Nerv Ment. 1981 Mar-Apr;102(2):56-68.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

610 sacrorodiculographic and myelographic examinations were carried out injecting at lumbar level Iopamidol at 200, 300 and 370 mg I/ml concentrations. Immediate and early complications have been noticed in 18,52% of cases, i.e. sensation of pain during contrast injection, headache, nausea, vomit, neck stiffness, photophobia, epilepsy. In sacrorodiculographic examinations, side effects especially occurred by using 370 mg I/ml concentrations; in lumbar and thoracic myelographies, incidence of complications did not statistically differ by uing 300 or 370 mg I/ml concentrations. Side effects have occurred most frequently in cervical myelographies carried out with 370 mg I/ml concentration. Analysis of complications as well as radiographic results suggest to use Iopamidol at 300 mg I/ml concentration in sacrorodiculographics, in lower thoracic myelographies and in studies of narrowed, stenosed or obstructed canals; Iopamidol at 370 mg I/ml concentration may be used in upper thoracic studies and cervical myelographies.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage
  • Contrast Media / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iopamidol
  • Iothalamic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Iothalamic Acid / adverse effects
  • Iothalamic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelography / adverse effects*
  • Sex Factors
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / diagnostic imaging*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iothalamic Acid
  • Iopamidol