Resisted Inspiration: A New Technique to Aid in the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas

I T Mark; M R Amans; V N Shah; K H Narsinh; M T Caton; S Teixeira; W P Dillon

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A7636

Resisted Inspiration: A New Technique to Aid in the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Oct;43(10):1544-1547. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7636. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Authors

I T Mark^{1

2}, M R Amans³, V N Shah³, K H Narsinh³, M T Caton³, S Teixeira³, W P Dillon³

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (I.T.M., M.R.A., V.N.S., K.H.N., M.T.C., S.T, W.P.D.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Mark.Ian@mayo.edu.
² Department of Radiology (I.T.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (I.T.M., M.R.A., V.N.S., K.H.N., M.T.C., S.T, W.P.D.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Abstract

We describe a technique termed "resisted inspiration" that could be used during myelography to decrease superior vena cava venous pressure and increase lumbar CSF pressure, potentially aiding in the detection of CSF-venous fistulas.

MeSH terms

Fistula*
Humans
Myelography / methods
Vena Cava, Superior*