Discography

Discography (from Latin discus intervertebralis - intervertebral disc and Greek grapho - write, depict; synonym - nucleography) is an X-ray method for studying intervertebral discs in order to identify their damage and diseases.

During discography, a contrast agent is injected into the intervertebral disc, after which X-rays are taken. This allows you to obtain an image of the shape and structure of the disc, and identify defects and cracks. Discography is carried out to diagnose spinal diseases such as osteochondrosis, herniated intervertebral discs, disc degeneration, etc.

This procedure helps determine the cause of back pain, clarify the location and extent of disc damage. Discography usually complements MRI and CT data to obtain the most complete information about the condition of the intervertebral discs.

Discography is a diagnostic method that helps determine the presence of diseases of the spine and spinal cord. This method gets its name from the Latin language, where "discus" means "round" or "discs" and "grafia" means "image" or "write". In medicine, the term "disco"