MRI of cervical facet dislocation

C. C. Leite, B. E. Escobar, C. Bazan, J. R. Jinkins

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Abstract

The MRI examinations of eight patients with cervical vertebral dislocation demonstrated by conventional radiography were reviewed. All patients had axial and sagittal T1- and T2-weighted imaging on a 1.5-T unit. This revealed unilateral partial facet dislocation (in two patients), bilateral partial facet dislocation (in two), unilateral complete dislocation (in two) and bilateral complete facet dislocation (in two). In six patients there was cord contusion, three had focal disc protrusions and four unilateral absence of normal flow void in one of the cervical vertebral arteries. In all cases, the dislocated facets were shown well on the far-lateral sagittal images.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)583-588
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroradiology
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 25 1997

Keywords

  • Cervical spine, trauma
  • Facet dislocation
  • Magnetic resonance imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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