MRI MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE INJURED CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION
https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2008.2.58-64
Abstract
Objective. To substantiate the efficacy of MRI assessment in diagnosis of craniovertebral junction injury and to develop an examination protocol.
Material and Methods. The study included 50 patients (24 males and 26 females) with injury of the craniovertebral junction. MRI assessment was performed using a low-field MR tomograph with a specialized receiving-transmitting coil. X-rays of craniovertebral junction were taken from all patients. Ten patients were additionally examined using multislice spiral computer tomography.
Results. Standard and expanded protocols for MRI examination of the craniovertebral junction were developed. Method of scan obtaining was improved. The advantage of MR tomography was shown, which include visualization of not only bone, but also soft tissue components and CNS elements, and opportunity to measure linear-angular parameters, and differentiate between acute and chronic injuries.
Conclusion. MR tomography examination of patients with spine injuries is a valuable method of non-invasive diagnosis providing a complex assessment of the spine and spinal cord status. Basic morphometric parameters of the craniovertebral junction measured in X-rays correspond to those measured in MRI scans.
About the Authors
Natalya Nikolayevna Plotnikova
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail Anatolyevich Sadovoy
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr Valeryevich Strygin
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Plotnikova N.N., Sadovoy M.A., Strygin A.V. MRI MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE INJURED CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION. Russian Journal of Spine Surgery (Khirurgiya Pozvonochnika). 2008;(2):058-064. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14531/ss2008.2.58-64
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