Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography
Kwon BK, Song F, Morrison WB, Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2004, 17: 102-107. PMID: 15260091, DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAP diameterVertebral bodyLongus coli muscleSmaller AP diameterCervical spine anatomyComputed tomography studyVertebral body widthCervical reconstructionCervical disordersCervical spineAnteroposterior diameterComputed tomographyMedial borderMorphologic evaluationCT scanningAnatomic parametersTomography studyAdjacent endplatesSpine anatomyOsseous detailMalesFemalesAnterior marginPatientsWidespread use