radiculographyEtymologyFrom radiculo- + -graphy.nounMedical examination of spinal nerve roots, especially as a method of identifying prolapsed intervertebral discs“According to Ricci et al., approximately 39% of patients suffer from herniated disc and do not describe any subjective complaints, and during radiculography protrusion of the intervertebral disc was found in 50% of cases and herniation of the disc in 24% of cases, data in a study on workers in the USA 8 ) .”