air cisternography — visualization of the cisterns of the brain following administration of approximately 5 mL of air by lumbar puncture; used in the evaluation of masses in the cerebellopontine angle and for detecting small acoustic tumors in the internal acoustic… … Medical dictionary
metrizamide cisternography — visualization of the cisterns of the brain by computed tomography following intrathecal injection of metrizamide … Medical dictionary
radionuclide cisternography — imaging of the cisterns of the brain following the intrathecal injection of a radiopharmaceutical … Medical dictionary
scinticisternography — Cisternography performed with a radiopharmaceutical and recorded with a radionuclide imaging device … Medical dictionary
pentetic acid — A pentaacetic acid triamine with affinity for heavy metals; used as the calcium sodium chelate in the treatment of iron storage disease and poisoning from heavy metals and radioactive metals. SEE ALSO: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. * * *… … Medical dictionary
Pneumoencephalography — (sometimes abbreviated PEG) is a medical procedure in which cerebrospinal fluid is drained to a small amount from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X ray… … Wikipedia
indium-113m — A radioactive isomer of 113In; it has a half life of 1.658 hours; it has been used in cisternography and as a diagnostic aid in cardiac output … Medical dictionary
pneumoencephalography — Radiographic visualization of cerebral ventricles and subarachnoid spaces by use of gas such as air; no longer used because of CT and MRI. [G. pneuma, air, + enkephalos, brain, + grapho, to write] * * * pneu·mo·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy in .sef ə läg… … Medical dictionary
ytterbium — A metallic element of the lanthanide group; atomic no. 70, atomic wt. 173.04. 169Yb, with a half life of 32.03 days, has been used in cisternography and in brain scans. [Ytterby, village in Sweden] * * * yt·ter·bi·um i tər bē əm n a bivalent or… … Medical dictionary
Mihai Ioan Botez — (1927–1998) was a neurologist trained at the Romanian School of Neurology founded by Gheorghe Marinescu. Mihai Ioan Botez Contents 1 Academic life 2 … Wikipedia
