The principal value of CT is its ability to show the osseous structures of the cervical spine and their relationship ... For this reason, MRI is more commonly used as initial imaging study.

(D) Sagittal FSE T2-weighted MR image of cervical spine after a course of hyperbaric recompression (12 days after the accident). MRI revealed a decreased extension of the patchy areas of increased ...

named C1 through C7. Uncovertebral joints are found on each side of the vertebrae, from C3 through C7. The primary function ...