Lesions of the craniovertebral junction.
There has been a renewed interest in the normal and pathologic lesions of the CVJ with the growth of MR imaging. A host of pathologies, both congenital and acquired, may manifest at the CVJ. Basilar invagination and basilar impression and their impact on the CMJ are readily diagnosed using a variety of noninvasive imaging modalities. Evaluation of the CVJ on cranial and cervical MR examinations should be a routine part of image interpretation.
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
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D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000473:pathology; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000473:pathology; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments / Q000473:pathology; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis