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Gas encephalography with the polytome

Encéphalographie gazeuse au polytome

Gas-Encephalographie mit dem Polytom

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Summary

Generous gas filling of the subarachnoid spaces and the ventricles combined with hypocycloidal tomography gives a complete demonstration of the brain structures. Somersaulting is not essential. The author's technique of examination is simple and easy to perform, even in patients under general anaesthesia. Design modifications of the Polytome are desirable.

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Une visualisation complète des structures cérébrales est, obtenue par l'insufflation gazeuse correcte des espaces sous-arachnoïdiens et des ventricules, et par l'utilisation de la tomographie à balayage hypocycloïdal. Le “salto” du malade n'est pas indispensable. La méthode proposée par l'auteur est simple et facile à réaliser, même chez les malades sous anesthésie générale. Des modifications dans la conception du Polytome sont souhaitables.

Zusammenfassung

Eine Luftfüllung des Subarachnoidalraumes und der Ventrikel mit nachfolgender hypocycloidaler Schichtuntersuchung ergibt eine vollständige Darstellung der Hirnstrukturen. Der Untersuchungsvorgang wird beschrieben. Die Abbildungen zeigen Schichten in verschiedenen Projektionen und in unterschiedlichen Tiefen.

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Amundsen, P. Gas encephalography with the polytome. Neuroradiology 5, 65–69 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337485

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