This test is a computed tomography scan or what's more commonly called a CT scan. What Is a CT Cervical Spine Scan? When you receive a doctor’s order for a medical test for your neck ...

If your doctor is doing a biopsy (tissue removal) or removing fluid from an infected area in your cervical spine, they may use a CT scan of your neck as a guide during the procedure. A CT scan of ...

"If you cut the current number of CT scans for cervical spine injury in half, each year you spare hundreds of children from cancer." Testing children for CSI has skyrocketed 400% in the past two ...

the number of plain films done for suspected cervical spine trauma decreased, while the number of spinal CT examinations increased. In 2001, there were 1,131 plain films and 1,908 CT scans done ...

People attending an emergency department with a head injury have a CT cervical spine scan within 1 hour of a risk factor for spinal injury being identified. Head injuries can be fatal or cause ...

Cervical Spondylosis: T2-weighted MRI scans of the cervical spine; (Left) Patient scans; (Right) Age-matched normal scans. Top scans - Sagittal images; Bottom scans - Axial images. On T2-weighted ...

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 ...

Checking children affected from blunt trauma for CSI (cervical spine injury) risk factors could cut unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans and radiation exposure by half. An estimated 8 ...