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Pneumoencephalography: A historic neuroimaging technique based on temporarily replacing cerebrospinal fluid with a contrast agent (often simply air) to allow for sufficient soft-tissue contrast when imaging the brain with x rays; mainly used to evaluate the size of the brain ventricles which are enlarged in some neuropsychiatric diseases, e.g. in schizophrenia. [e]
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Parent topics
- Neuroimaging [r]: A group of techniques used to visualize structure and function of nervous systems, especially the vertebrate brain. [e]
- Brain ventricle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- X-ray [r]: An ionizing type of electromagnetic radiation whose absorption or diffraction often used for structural investigations of matter. [e]
Subtopics
- Schizophrenia [r]: A mental disorder characterized by impaired perception of the individual's environment. [e]
- Cerebrospinal fluid [r]: The liquid in which the central nervous system is embedded. [e]