Fractures of the cervical spine are a medical emergency and may lead to permanent paralysis and even death. Accurate diagnosis in patients with suspected fractures by computed tomography (CT) is ...

Chinese women aged 65 years or older have significantly higher rates of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical ...

Once they inject the dye, they use a CT or MRI to see pressure points affecting your nerves.‌ Bone scans identify fractures, growths, infections, and arthritis that affect your spinal column.

Surgeons bid for medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should ...

A CT scan of the spine may be performed to assess the spine for a herniated disk, tumors and other lesions, the extent of injuries, structural anomalies such as spina bifida (a type of congenital ...

The use of YOLOv5 (You Only Look Once version 5) for the automated identification of cervical spine fractures in CT scans is examined in this study. By using th ...

What is a CT scan of the cervical spine? CT scan of the cervical spine is a CT scan of the neck. CT scan is an imaging modality which uses special X-ray equipment to produce multiple pictures of the ...

Lordosis is the medical term for a forward-curved spine in the cervical spine (neck) or the lumbar spine (lower back). A natural lordotic curve in the lower back puts the spine at a 30- to 40-degree ...

CT vs. MRI for Cervical Spine Scan The CT scan is an advanced form of X-ray machine that uses computers to create images of your inner neck. These images show thin slices of your bones, blood ...

(photo credit: SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER) By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH MAY 21, 2023 14:40 Updated:MAY 21, 2023 16:47 ...

The patient had no indication for immediate surgical intervention, so we replaced the Aspen collar with a hard cervical spine (C-spine) collar, and monitored her with repeated GCS and pupillary ...