Ventriculography Air

AIR VENTRICULOGRAPHY

Air (pneumoventricular) encephalography (pneumoencephalography, as well as pneumoencephaloscopy, pneumoventricugraphy) is a method of radiography of the skull through the air cavities of the inflowing cerebrospinal fluid.

The uniqueness of the method lies in the fact that it has access to a non-visible area of ​​the skull. Normally, this layer is filled with air, so X-rays of the head and cervical spine are examined, supplemented with air screening. Pneumoventriculovisography, pneumoencephalography and fistulography are a method for diagnosing various diseases of the nervous system, allowing one to examine the brain and all its membranes through the introduction of a contrast agent. To do this, under anesthesia, an incision is made behind the auricle of the patient.