Gas in the spinal canal in association with the lumbosacral vacuum phenomenon: CT findings

1 December 1980

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in Neuroradiology

Vol. 20 (4) , 191-192
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00336681

Abstract

Twenty-two of 79 patients examined for lumbar spinal stenosis with CT showed the vacuum phenomenon. Three of these cases also had free gas in the spinal canal. The CT findings of vacuum phenomena and free gas in the spinal canal are discussed.

Keywords

SPINAL CANAL
FREE GAS
LUMBAR SPINAL
TWENTY TWO
FINDINGS TWENTY
CT SHOWED
SPINAL STENOSIS
LUMBOSACRAL VACUUM

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