[Computed tomography in the diagnosis of intervertebral disk hernias]

Computed tomography (CT) was conducted in 75 patients with discogenic radiculitis. In 15 patients the study was carried out without intensified contrasting of the spinal cord meningeal spaces (native CT), in 60 with contrasting of the meningeal spaces with air (42 patients) or Omnipaque (18 patients). The CT was analysed at the level of the bony and articular segments of the spinal canal. Deformity of the dural sac of the spinal cord was the most frequent sign of Schmorl's body. It was encountered in 96.2% of verified cases. CT is one of the methods for establishing the diagnosis of Schmorl's body.