CT C spine (with labels)
The labelled structures are (excluding the correct side):
sphenoid sinus
temporomandibular joint
mandibular condyle
nasopharynx
petroclival fissure
styloid process
carotid canal
anterior arch of C1
uncinate process of C3
uncovertebral joint
clivus
lateral atlanto-axial joint
inferior endplate of C3
transverse foramen of C5
anterior tubercle of transverse process of C1
superior endplate of C4
vertebral body of C6
lung apex
carotid canal
basion
C2/3 intervertebral disc
vertebral body of C7
hypoglossal canal
tubercle of lateral mass of C1
occipital condyle
lateral mass of C1
transverse foramen of C1
vertebral body of C2
atlanto-occipital joint
odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2
jugular foramen
occipitomastoid suture
posterior tubercle of transverse process of C1
pars interarticularis of C5
C3/4 facet (zygoapophyseal) joint
first rib
mastoid process of temporal bone
groove for vertebral artery on lateral mass of C1
groove for sigmoid sinus
lamina of C2
spinal canal
transverse process of T1
mastoid aircells
foramen magnum
squamomastoid suture
posterior arch of C1
(bifid) spinous process of C2
groove for sigmoid sinus
opisthion
The same normal C spine CT without labels for reference.
Case Discussion
The labelled structures are (excluding the correct side):
sphenoid sinus
temporomandibular joint
mandibular condyle
nasopharynx
petroclival fissure
styloid process
carotid canal
anterior arch of C1
uncinate process of C3
uncovertebral joint
clivus
lateral atlanto-axial joint
inferior endplate of C3
transverse foramen of C5
anterior tubercle of transverse process of C1
superior endplate of C4
vertebral body of C6
lung apex
carotid canal
basion
C2/3 intervertebral disc
vertebral body of C7
hypoglossal canal
tubercle of lateral mass of C1
occipital condyle
lateral mass of C1
transverse foramen of C1
vertebral body of C2
atlanto-occipital joint
odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2
jugular foramen
occipitomastoid suture
posterior tubercle of transverse process of C1
pars interarticularis of C5
C3/4 facet (zygoapophyseal) joint
first rib
mastoid process of temporal bone
groove for vertebral artery on lateral mass of C1
groove for sigmoid sinus
lamina of C2
spinal canal
transverse process of T1
mastoid aircells
foramen magnum
squamomastoid suture
posterior arch of C1
(bifid) spinous process of C2
groove for sigmoid sinus
opisthion