CISTERNOGRAPHY: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS FOR, HOW IT IS MADE AND - DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS

Cisternografia: What it is, what it serves, how it's made and taken care of



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Isotopic cisternography is a nuclear medicine exam that takes a kind of radiography with contrast of the brain and spine that allows to evaluate and diagnose changes in the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid, caused by fistulas that allow the passage of this liquid to other places of the body. This test is performed after an injection of a substance that is a radiopharmaceutical, such as Tc99m or In11, through a lumbar puncture, which allows the substance to pass through the spine until it reaches the brain