Age (y) BMI (kg/m2) Minimal distance of the contrast agent to the skin (mm) Craniocaudal spread in relation to the spine Craniocaudal spread (mm) Volume (mm3) Maximal contrast spread in the sagittal plane (mm) Maximal contrast spread in the coronal plane (mm)
Patient 1 / m 79 25 1 middle of CVB3 -
lower edge of TVB3
102 70236 77 33
Patient 2 / m 70 22 1 middle of CVB2 -
upper edge of TVB3
148 82560 79 25
Patient 3 / m 77 29 2 upper edge of CVB2 -
lower edge of TVB1
101 73038 54 33
Patient 4 / m 73 29 0 lower edge of CVB3 -
lower edge of TVB3
124 86759 84 36
Patient 5 / m 73 29 1 lower edge of CVB2 -
middle of TVB2
133 79701 74 36
Patient 6 / m 76 24 3 upper edge of CVB4 -
lower edge of TVB3
135 66009 94 50
Patient 7 / f 72 30 0 middle of CVB2 -
lower edge of TVB2
128 70518 89 74
Patient 8 / m 83 21 2 middle of CVB2 -
middle of TVB4
169 74025 86 56
Patient 9 / f 74 21 0 lower edge of CVB3 -
middle of TVB2
86 77219 102 35
Patient 10 / m 78 26 0 lower edge of CVB1 -
lower edge of TVB3
157 72248 79 44
Patient 11 / m 74 29 2 upper edge of CVB1 -
upper edge of TVB1
138 75045 68 37
Patient 12 / m 67 31 0 middle of CVB2 -
middle of TVB1
108 74438 72 41
Patient 13 / f 61 18 0 lower edge of CVB1 -
lower edge of TVB2
123 79202 70 40
Patient 14 / m 78 29 0 lower edge of CVB3 -
upper edge of TVB1
103 72969 103 57
mean (SD) 74
(5)
26
(4)
0.9
(1.0)
  125
(24)
75260
(5407)
81
(13)
43
(13)
BMI = body mass index; CVB = cervical vertebral body; f = female; m = male; TVB = thoracic vertebral body
Table 1: Demographic data of the 14 patients with radiological contrast agent spread.