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Ninety patients suspected to have a herniated lumbar disc were examined by myelography and computed tomography (CT). Of these, 37 were subjected to surgery. The surgical findings were in agreement in 21 patients (57%) with the myelograms and in 28 patients (76%) with the CT examinations. False-positive CT examinations were found in only one patient. CT is as reliable as myelography in the primary diagnosis of disc herniation.
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Gillström, P., Ericsson, K. & Hindmarsh, T. A comparison of computed tomography and myelography in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 106, 12–14 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435644
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