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Carbon dioxide and gadopentetate dimeglumine venography to guide percutaneous vertebroplasty
J K McGraw1, B T Strnad, S B Patzik
1Center for Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. jkmcgraw@hotmail.com
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|March 10, 2001
Abstract:
Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is an effective procedure for relieving pain due to vertebral body compression fractures. The technique employs iodinated contrast venography to exclude needle placement directly within the basivertebral complex. We present two cases in which carbon dioxide (CO2) and gadopentetate dimeglumine venography was used to guide percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with a contraindication to iodinated contrast.