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cisternography

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cisternography /cis·ter·nog·ra·phy/ (sis″ter-nog´rah-fe) radiography of the basal cistern of the brain after subarachnoid injection of a contrast medium.
cis·ter·nog·ra·phy (sstr-ngr-f)
n.
The radiographic study of the basal cisterns of the brain after the introduction of an opaque contrast medium.

cisternography [sis″ter-nog´rah-fe]
radiography of the basal cistern of the brain after subarachnoid injection of a contrast medium.

cisternography
radiography of the basal cistern of the brain after subarachnoid injection of a contrast medium.


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