2012
Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Blizzard DJ, Hustedt JW, Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Grauer JN. Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine 2012, 37: 1904-1908. PMID: 22565385, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31825bcce3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical decompressionLateral filmsCervical decompressionAP filmsInstrumented vertebral bodyRetrospective case seriesLast followSerial followCase seriesFirst followBACKGROUND DATAClinical valueAnteroposterior radiographsPatientsSpine surgeonsDiagnostic utilityInstrumented levelsVertebral bodyAP viewACDFImplant relativeRadiation exposureAnteroposteriorFollowImaging series
2011
Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area.
Miller CP, Sabino J, Bible JE, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 241-5. PMID: 21734932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOblique radiographsComputed tomographyForaminal dimensionsCT scanFirst-line imaging studyCervical intervertebral foraminaNerve root compressionRoot compressionForaminal areaCervical spineIntervertebral foraminaDiagnostic utilityImaging studiesRadiographsRadiation exposureComputed tomography imagesCross-sectional areaInitial assessmentPearson correlation coefficientC2-C3Tomography imagesScansCT reconstructionPrevious studiesPatency