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


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In the radiologic evaluation of CSF otorrhea, noncontrast high-resolution CT is preferred over CT cisternography and radionuclide cisternography.
Magnetic resonance cisternography revealed fluid intensity and a meningoencephalocele with bulging meninges in the left lateral sphenoid recess (figure 2).
CT, MRI, and CT cisternography showed a direct communication between the CSF space and the left mastoid.
 
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