EVALUATION OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION ANOMALIES USING CT AND MRI

Dr Raj Joshi, Dr C Raychaudhuri, Dr Rajesh Rathore, Dr Pallavi Kar

Abstract


AIM:Role of CT and MRI in evaluation of craniovertebral junction anomalies.

OBJECTIVES: To study    the  different  radiological  Investigations of CVJ anomaly.To  study  the  incidence  of  various  Bony  &  Soft  tissue  CVJ  Anomalies. To  analyse  the  various  etiological  factors  contributing  to  CVJ Anomalies.

MATERIALS AND METHODS :A  prospective  study  of  23  patients  referred  from  outpatient  and  emergency  department  of  SBKS Medical college during  August 2019  to  January  2020 were  studied using CT scan and MRI.

CONCLUSION:MRI is the imaging modality of choice for CVJ evaluation for its superior soft tissue characterization. 3-D reconstructed CT images are better for bony abnormalities at CVJ including lucent fracture lines, displacement of fractured fragments, dislocation, assimilation etc.


Keywords


Congenital anomalies,Trauma,TB

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