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42 ventriculographies (PV) were carried out in infants between 10 days and 10 months of age using positive contrast medium. Indications, technique of PV and complications are discussed; PV is compared with CT and it is concluded that PV is a simple method of clarifying the causes of a macrocephalus in infancy without great technical effort and that the roles of CT and PV are valuable diagnostic modalities which are complementary.
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Bliesener, J.A., Kellermann, K. Ventriculography with positive contrast medium in early infancy. Pediatr Radiol 8, 133–137 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973821
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