CT of the main ligaments of the cervico-occipital hinge.
The results of a CT-anatomical correlative study of the main ligaments of the cervico-occipital hinge are reported. CT criteria of normal ligamentous structure of this region are presented in axial, coronal and sagittal views with a special attention to the transverse ligament of the Atlas. Examples of pathological transverse ligaments are illustrated and emphasis is laid upon the better statement CT allows in such cases.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009085:Mucopolysaccharidosis IV / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed