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Normal spine imaging examples

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This page lists examples of normal imaging of the spine, divided by region and modality.

Cervical spine

plain films
- example 1: AP, lat, obliques only
CT
- example 1: sag bone and soft tissue, axial bone
- example 2: sag & axial bone and soft tissue, cor bone
MRI
- example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat
- example 2: sag T1, T2, STIR only

Thoracic spine

plain films
- needed
CT
- needed
MRI
- example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat

Lumbosacral spine

plain films
- example 1: AP, lateral in a young patient
- example 2: lateral sacrum
CT
- example 1: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue
MRI
- example 1: non contrast

Full length spine

plain films
- needed
CT
- needed
MRI
- example 1: sag T1 and T2 (single image)

~~-<p>This page lists examples of normal imaging of the spine, divided by region and modality. </p><h4>Cervical spine</h4><ul>~~
~~-<li>plain films<ul><li>~~
~~-<a href="/cases/normal-cervical-spine-radiographs">example 1</a>: AP, lat, obliques only</li></ul>~~
+<p>This page lists examples of normal imaging of the spine, divided by region and modality.</p><h4>Cervical spine</h4><ul>
+<li>plain films<ul>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-cervical-spine-radiographs">example 1</a>: AP, lat, obliques only</li>
+<li>
+<a title="example 1" href="/cases/normal-ankle-1">example 1</a>: PEG view</li>
+</ul>
~~-<a title="example 1" href="/cases/normal-lumbosacral-ct">example 1</a>: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue</li></ul>~~
+<a href="/cases/normal-lumbosacral-ct">example 1</a>: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue</li></ul>

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