In which diagnostic procedure does the physician perform a lumbar puncture, remove some cerebrospinal fluid, and instill a contrast medium to evaluate spinal abnormalities? 

A. CT scan
B. Myelography
C. MRI
D. Nuclear medicine
E. Cerebral angiography


B. Myelography
In myelography, the physician performs a lumbar puncture, removes some cerebrospinal fluid, and instills a contrast medium to evaluate spinal abnormalities such as compression of the spinal cord.

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