Items tagged “spine”

Sulcal arteries are penetrating branches from the anterior spinal artery and extend posteriorly through the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord. The sulcal arteries supply the anterior two-thirds of the spinal cord at any cross-sectional level. Successive sulcal arteries generally altern...

The ivory vertebra, also known as the ivory vertebra sign, refers to the diffuse and homogeneous increase in opacity of a vertebral body that otherwise retains its size and contours with no change in the opacity and size of adjacent intervertebral discs. Pathology Etiology The cause for an iv...