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CT cervical spine coronal - labelling questions

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

CT C spine (with labels)

Annotated image

The labelled structures are (excluding the correct side):

  1. sphenoid sinus

  2. temporomandibular joint

  3. mandibular condyle

  4. nasopharynx

  5. petroclival fissure

  6. styloid process

  7. carotid canal

  8. anterior arch of C1

  9. uncinate process of C3

  10. uncovertebral joint

  11. clivus

  12. lateral atlanto-axial joint

  13. inferior endplate of C3

  14. transverse foramen of C5

  15. anterior tubercle of transverse process of C1

  16. superior endplate of C4

  17. vertebral body of C6

  18. lung apex

  19. carotid canal

  20. basion

  21. C2/3 intervertebral disc

  22. vertebral body of C7

  23. hypoglossal canal

  24. tubercle of lateral mass of C1

  25. occipital condyle

  26. lateral mass of C1

  27. transverse foramen of C1

  28. vertebral body of C2

  29. atlanto-occipital joint

  30. odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2

  31. jugular foramen

  32. occipitomastoid suture

  33. posterior tubercle of transverse process of C1

  34. pars interarticularis of C5

  35. C3/4 facet (zygoapophyseal) joint

  36. first rib

  37. mastoid process of temporal bone

  38. groove for vertebral artery on lateral mass of C1

  39. groove for sigmoid sinus

  40. lamina of C2

  41. spinal canal

  42. transverse process of T1

  43. mastoid aircells

  44. foramen magnum

  45. squamomastoid suture

  46. posterior arch of C1

  47. (bifid) spinous process of C2

  48. groove for sigmoid sinus

  49. opisthion

The same normal C spine CT without labels for reference.

Case Discussion

The labelled structures are (excluding the correct side):

  1. sphenoid sinus

  2. temporomandibular joint

  3. mandibular condyle

  4. nasopharynx

  5. petroclival fissure

  6. styloid process

  7. carotid canal

  8. anterior arch of C1

  9. uncinate process of C3

  10. uncovertebral joint

  11. clivus

  12. lateral atlanto-axial joint

  13. inferior endplate of C3

  14. transverse foramen of C5

  15. anterior tubercle of transverse process of C1

  16. superior endplate of C4

  17. vertebral body of C6

  18. lung apex

  19. carotid canal

  20. basion

  21. C2/3 intervertebral disc

  22. vertebral body of C7

  23. hypoglossal canal

  24. tubercle of lateral mass of C1

  25. occipital condyle

  26. lateral mass of C1

  27. transverse foramen of C1

  28. vertebral body of C2

  29. atlanto-occipital joint

  30. odontoid process (peg or dens) of C2

  31. jugular foramen

  32. occipitomastoid suture

  33. posterior tubercle of transverse process of C1

  34. pars interarticularis of C5

  35. C3/4 facet (zygoapophyseal) joint

  36. first rib

  37. mastoid process of temporal bone

  38. groove for vertebral artery on lateral mass of C1

  39. groove for sigmoid sinus

  40. lamina of C2

  41. spinal canal

  42. transverse process of T1

  43. mastoid aircells

  44. foramen magnum

  45. squamomastoid suture

  46. posterior arch of C1

  47. (bifid) spinous process of C2

  48. groove for sigmoid sinus

  49. opisthion

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