[Value of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of lumbar disk hernia].

Two hundred-twelve patients with clinical suspect of herniated disk in the lumbar spine were examined by computed tomography (CT). Eighty-one patients underwent a surgical operation. The CT findings were correlated with myelographic and surgical findings. The CT diagnosis of herniated disk were intraoperatively confirmed in seventy-three patients (90,1%). The authors expose constant and accurate CT findings of herniated disk. CT should be considered as an excellent screening procedure for the diagnosis of herniated disk.