title: Magnetic resonance imaging of traumatic cervical nerve injuries.
abstract: Posttraumatic cervical injuries represent a spectrum of injuries ranging from simple traction to frank nerve root avulsion with meningocele formation. The authors describe 3 patients with cervical nerve injuries, depicted by magnetic resonance imaging, highlighting unusual imaging manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Allegheny University Hospitals of the Health Sciences-MCP Division, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wysoki
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Koenigsberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camras
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Mara
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Faro
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis