Cat optic nerve imaging with metrizamide. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1979 Mar;18(3):273-7
Date
03/01/1979Pubmed ID
422333Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0018344026 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Metrizamide is a water-soluble, nonionic radiocontrast medium that penetrates better into narrow subarachnoid spaces than do oily contrast media or gas. We performed metrizamide optic nerve thecography on five cats with iatrogenic orbital lesions. Optic thecograms successfully demonstrated displacement of the optic nerve, obstruction of the optic nerve sheath subarachnoid space, and extravasation of the contrast medium from a punctured optic nerve sheath. Metrizamide-induced seizures could be prevented by intramuscular preadministration of diazepam.
Author List
Davis JP, Haughton VM, Harris GJ, Eldevik OP, Gager WEAuthor
Gerald J. Harris MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsCats
Diazepam
Metrizamide
Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve Injuries
Orbit
Radiography
Seizures