pneumoencephalographyn.
/ˌnjuːməʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/, /ˌnjuːməʊɛnˌkɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)umoʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɑɡrəfi/; see also encephalo- comb. form. Medicine.
Radiological examination of the cerebral ventricular system using air or gas as a contrast medium, usually introduced by lumbar puncture. Cf. ventriculography n.
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arthrography1857
pyelography1906
renography1911
ureterography1912
pneumoventriculography1918
ventriculography1918
encephalography1922
cholecystography1925
urography1925
arteriography1928
angiography1930
sialography1931
pneumoencephalography1932
planigraphy1933
urethrography1933
lymphography1935
placentography1935
salpingography1935
venography1935
cholangiography1936
mammography1937
myelography1937
phlebography1937
angiocardiography1938
neuroradiology1938
lymphangiography1941
nephrography1947
splenoportography1953
pancreatography1955
sinography1957
pharyngography1981
1932 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 27 657/1 Pneumoencephalography, following withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid and injection of air by the method of spinal puncture, permits investigation of the cisterna magna and of the subarachnoid spaces, in addition to study of the ventricles.
1940 Lancet 3 Aug. 141/1 For some years pneumo-encephalography has been accepted as the standard method for the radiological investigation of diseases of the brain.
1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xxxiv. 23/1 Pneumoencephalography visualizes the ventricular system and CSF pathways of the brain. A lumbar puncture is performed and 15 ml of air is instilled slowly into the subarachnoid space with the patient sitting upright.
1990 Brain 113 1257 Pneumoencephalography and cerebral angiography suggested a right temporal mass lesion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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