Incremental diagnostic yield and clinical outcomes of lateral decubitus CT myelogram immediately following negative lateral decubitus digital subtraction myelogram.
Darya P ShlapakIan T MarkDong Kun KimJohn C BensonFelix E DiehnNarayan R KissoonGreta B LieboAjay A MadhavanJonathan M MorrisPearse P MorrisMichael P OienJared T VerdoornCarrie M CarrPublished in: The neuroradiology journal (2023)
LDCTM following negative DSM has an incremental diagnostic yield up to 38.6%, with up to 14.5% of positive patient outcomes following treatment. LDCTM should be considered after DSM to maximize diagnostic yield of the combined exam.