title: The nomenclature and sectional imaging anatomy I: dorsal spinal ligaments.
abstract: This article is the first in a series of three that organizes the complex anatomy of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal ligaments. It describes and color-codes the anatomy and nomenclature of the dorsal ligaments. The following articles will describe the ventral ligaments, and the capsular membranes and minor ligaments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030-3498, USA. lhayman@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fahr
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kuhns
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Taber
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic