title: MR imaging of degenerative diseases in the cervical spine.
abstract: This article reviews three topics of fundamental importance in MR imaging of degenerative diseases in the cervical spine: (1) common clinical presentations that determine whether an MR examination is ordered and the ultimate significance ascribed to MR imaging results; (2) imaging techniques; and (3) MR imaging of the major types of cervical spine degeneration.
authors.affiliation: National Orthopedic Imaging Associates, San Mateo, California, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Steinbach
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Finnesey
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed