Presentation
Trauma with brain contusions.
Patient Data
Technique: Non-contrast axial images have been obtained through the cervical spine with posterior multiplanar reconstructions.
Findings: Alignment of the cervical spine is normal with preservation of body heights and morphology. Vertebral discs keep normal height and attenuation. Capacious vertebral canal and intervertebral foramina. No signs of traumatic lesions.
Conclusion: Normal cervical spine.
Flexion and extension views have been obtained. Normal alignment.
No fracture identified on these images. Normal prevertebral soft tissues.
Technique: Multiplanar and multi sequential images have been obtained through the cervical spine without contrast administration.
Findings: Alignment of the cervical spine is normal with preservation of body heights, morphology and bone marrow signal. Vertebral discs keep normal height and attenuation. Capacious vertebral canal and intervertebral foramina. Normal cervical cord. No signs of traumatic lesions.
Conclusion: Normal cervical spine.
Case Discussion
This case illustrates the normal appearance of the cervical spine on X-ray, CT and MRI in a young male patient. For more normal examples like this case, please refer to the article on normal spine imaging examples.