title: Computed tomography of ununited neurocentral synchondrosis in the cervical spine.
abstract: The authors describe an unusual case of unilateral, nonfusion of the neural arch of the sixth cervical vertebra, documented with conventional X-ray examination and computed tomography. A brief review of other forms of congenital clefts is given and correlated with embryological findings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed