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In this retrospective study, the authors assessed the tolerability and technical performance of increased intrathecal doses (20 mL) of myelographic contrast compared with standard doses (10 mL). They found that the increased volume of intrathecal contrast was well-tolerated and improved the technical performance of LDCTM.

This prospective study of patients with CVF compared the levels of β-trace protein (BTP) in paraspinal veins near the CVF with those in the peripheral blood and in the peripheral blood of controls. Venous blood at the site of the CVF was shown to have higher BTP values compared with peripheral blood in most patients with CVF. It was also found that patients with CVF had a lower peripheral blood BTP level compared with controls.