The document discusses the sectional anatomy of the spine including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. It describes the functions of the vertebral column including protection of the spinal cord, support of the body, forming the central axis, and roles in posture and movement. Images of CT and MRI scans of the cervical spine demonstrate a fracture at C7 and the benefits of different imaging modalities for spinal trauma diagnosis and evaluation for spinal cord injury.
The document discusses the sectional anatomy of the spine including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. It describes the functions of the vertebral column including protection of the spinal cord, support of the body, forming the central axis, and roles in posture and movement. Images of CT and MRI scans of the cervical spine demonstrate a fracture at C7 and the benefits of different imaging modalities for spinal trauma diagnosis and evaluation for spinal cord injury.
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The document discusses the sectional anatomy of the spine including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. It describes the functions of the vertebral column including protection of the spinal cord, support of the body, forming the central axis, and roles in posture and movement. Images of CT and MRI scans of the cervical spine demonstrate a fracture at C7 and the benefits of different imaging modalities for spinal trauma diagnosis and evaluation for spinal cord injury.
The document discusses the sectional anatomy of the spine including the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. It describes the functions of the vertebral column including protection of the spinal cord, support of the body, forming the central axis, and roles in posture and movement. Images of CT and MRI scans of the cervical spine demonstrate a fracture at C7 and the benefits of different imaging modalities for spinal trauma diagnosis and evaluation for spinal cord injury.
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SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF
SPINE (CERVICAL, DORSAL,
AND LUMBO-SACRAL) Lecture by: M.K. Sastry Program Director, Post Graduate Studies and PhD Program FUNCTIONS The most important functions of the vertebral column are as follows: 1. Protection: it encloses the spinal cord, shielding it from damage. FUNCTIONS The most important functions of the vertebral column are as follows: 2. Support: it carries the weight of the body above the pelvis (below the pelvis, the lower limbs take over). FUNCTIONS The most important functions of the vertebral column are as follows: 3. Axis: the vertebral column forms the central axis of the body. 4. Movement: it has roles in both posture and movement. vertebrae SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF CERVICAL SPINE The pictures are axial CT thin slices through the 7th cervical vertebra. It demonstrates a fracture with fragmentation in the body of the vertebra. This study was performed upon recommendation of the radiologist who viewed the plain films of this trauma patient. These pictures further emphasize the need for quality images of the entire cervical spine especially the atlas/axis junction, and the C7/T1 junction. These 2D sagittal reconstructed images of the cervical spine are part of the routine imaging sequence for CT imaging of the cervical spine. In terms of our case study it demonstrates why CT is an added value to imaging the spine being that the fracture at C7 is well described. The pictures are 2D coronal CT images of the cervical spine. They demonstrate well the contribution of CT imaging to the cervical spine. Again, the fracture of C7 is well visualized and described in many planes of the coronal slices. This MRI study shows sagittal images of the cervical spine of our trauma case. The fracture and intrusion into the vertebral canal is well seen in these images The MRI radiographs above of axial images (1-6) and sagittal images (7-12) are T2 weighted. They demonstrate the contributions of MR imaging cervical spine trauma diagnosis. The area of the fracture is shown to evaluate for spinal cord injury. MR imaging is not the gold standard for trauma c- spine imaging because most trauma support materials are still not nonferromagnetic. SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF THORACIC (DORSAL) SPINE SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF LUMBAR SPINE Thank You