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MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy

Axial and sagittal T2-weighted images of the cervical spine.

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Axial images


  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 1
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Jugular vein and carotid artery. 2, Nerve root. 3, Lamina. 4, Spinal cord. 5, Neural foramen. 6, Inferior endplate, C2.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 2
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Uncinate process (C3). 2, Lamina (C2). 3, Spinous process (C2). 4, Spinal cord. 5, Cerebrospinal fluid. 6, Intervertebral disc space (C2-C3).
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 3
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Vertebral body, C3. 2, Cerebrospinal fluid. 3, Spinous process (C2). 4, Lamina. 5, Neural foramina.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 4
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Transverse foramen (C3). 2, Pedicle (C3). 3, Spinal cord. 4, Cerebrospinal fluid. 5, Vertebral body (C3).
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 5
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Transverse process (C3). 2, Lamina (C3). 3, Spinal cord. 4, Pedicle. 5, Transverse foramen (C3).
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 6
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Lamina (C3). 2, Spinal cord. 3, Transverse process (C3). 4, Vertebral artery.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 7 de 7
    Axial T2-weighted image. 1, Neural foramen. 2, Posterior nerve root. 3, Spinous process (C3). 4, Lamina. 5, Spinal cord. 6, Vertebral body (C3).
 

Sagittal images


  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 1
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Atlanto-occipital joint. 2, Occipital condyle. 3, Vertebral artery. 4, Lateral mass (C1). 5, Inferior articular process, C2. 6, Superior articular process, C3. 7, Inferior articular process, C3. 8, Superior articular process, C6. 9, Inferior articular process, C6.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 2
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Occipital condyle. 2, Lateral mass (C1). 3, Atlanto-axial joint. 4, Neural foramen. 5, Inferior articular process, C2. 6, Inferior articular process, C3. 7, Inferior articular process, C5. 8, Superior articular process, C6. 9, Facet joint. 10, Neural foramen.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 3
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Lateral mass, C1 (atlas). 2, Posterior arch, C1. 3, Junction transverse process/vertebral body, C2 (axis). 4, Lamina (C4). 5, Lamina (C5). 6, Vertebral body, C7.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 4
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Lateral mass, C1 (atlas). 2, Posterior arch, C1. 3, Spinal canal / Cerebrospinal fluid. 4, Spinous process, C2 (axis).
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 5
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Spinal canal / Cerebrospinal fluid. 2, Posterior arch, C1. 3, Vertebral body, C2 (axis). 4, Spinous process, C2 (axis). 5, Intervertebral disc space. 6, Spinal cord.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 6
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Anterior arch, C1 (Atlas). 2, Spinal cord. 3, Posterior arch, C1 (Atlas). 4, Ondotoid process (C2). 5, Spinous process, C2 (axis). 6, Epiglottic cartilage. 7, Intervertebral disc space.
  • MRI of the Cervical Spine: Anatomy. Image 7 de 7
    Sagittal T2-weighted image. 1, Anterior arch, C1 (Atlas). 2, Ondotoid process (C2). 3, Spinal cord. 4, Posterior arch, C1 (Atlas). 5, Epiglottic cartilage. 6, Intervertebral disc space. 7, Spinous process de C7.