myelographyn.
/ˌmʌɪəˈlɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌmaɪəˈlɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
Radiographic examination of the spinal cord, usually by means of injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space.
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arthrography1857
pyelography1906
renography1911
ureterography1912
pneumoventriculography1918
ventriculography1918
encephalography1922
cholecystography1925
urography1925
arteriography1928
angiography1930
sialography1931
pneumoencephalography1932
planigraphy1933
urethrography1933
lymphography1935
placentography1935
salpingography1935
venography1935
cholangiography1936
mammography1937
myelography1937
phlebography1937
angiocardiography1938
neuroradiology1938
lymphangiography1941
nephrography1947
splenoportography1953
pancreatography1955
sinography1957
pharyngography1981
1937 Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry (Chicago) 38 1126 This report is based on 10 cases of lesions of the spinal canal in which the level of the block was found by air myelography.
1969 N. A. Lewtas in D. Sutton Textbk. Radiol. lxiii. 1134/2 Myelography of spinal tumours is best performed as a pre-operative examination.
1976 Lancet 6 Nov. 1000/1 Absorption of iophendylate from the subarachnoid space is most rapid in the first few months after myelography.
1990 Brain 113 1307 Computer assisted myelography was undertaken in 22 patients; 3 showed arachnoiditis and 2 spinal cord atrophy.
2001 Brit. Jrnl. Neurosurg. 15 239 MRI myelography revealed multiple CSF pouches along the whole spinal axis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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