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This page lists examples of normal imaging of the spine, divided by region and modality.

Cervical spine

plain films
- example 1: AP, lat, obliques only
- example 2: PEG view
- example 3: flexion and extension views only
CT
- example 1: sag bone and soft tissue, axial bone
- example 2: sag and axial bone and soft tissue, cor bone
- example 3: sag and cor bone and soft tissue, axial soft tissue
MRI
- example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat
- example 2: sag T1, T2, STIR only
- example 3: sag T1 and T2, axial T2
- example 4: including Dixon method and CT

Thoracic spine

plain films
- example 1: AP and lateral
- example 2: AP and lateral ( with anatomical annotations )
- example 3: lateral
- example 4: lateral and example 5 AP
CT
- example 1: axial, sag, and cor bone
- example 2: axial, sag, and cor bone and soft tissue
MRI
- example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat

Lumbosacral spine

plain films
- example 1: AP, lateral in a young patient
- example 2: lateral sacrum
- example 3: AP and example 4: lateral
CT
- example 1: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue
MRI
- example 1: non contrast

Full-length spine

plain films
- ~~needed~~example 1 (infant)
CT
- example 1 (only C7 - coccyx)
- example 2 ( thoracolumbar - MPR bone and soft tissue )
- CT myelogram: example needed
MRI
- example 1: sag T1 and T2 (single image)
- MR myelogram: example 1

~~-<a title="" href="cases/normal-lumbar-spine-ct">example 2</a>: axial, sag, and cor bone and soft tissue</li>~~
+<a href="cases/normal-lumbar-spine-ct">example 2</a>: axial, sag, and cor bone and soft tissue</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-lateral-lumbar-spine-radiograph-infant">example 5</a> (paediatric, lateral)</li>
~~-<li>MRI<ul><li>~~
~~-<a href="/cases/normal-lumbar-spine-mri">example 1</a>: non contrast</li></ul>~~
+<li>MRI<ul>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-lumbar-spine-mri">example 1</a>: non contrast</li>
+<li>
+<a title="example 2" href="/cases/normal-lumbar-spine-mri-3">example 2</a>: non contrast</li>
+</ul>
~~-<li>plain films<ul><li>needed</li></ul>~~
+<li>plain films<ul><li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-lateral-whole-spine-radiograph-infant">example 1</a> (infant)</li></ul>

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