title: Imaging of acute cervical spine trauma.
abstract: Over the past 15 years there have been dramatic changes in the approach to imaging acute cervical spine trauma. This article addresses the current thoughts and controversies regarding the most appropriate techniques to evaluate the patient with cervical spine trauma, with an emphasis on the role of computed axial tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The issue of clinical versus radiographic evaluation of low-risk patients is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH 45267-0762, USA. cornelRS@healthall.com
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cornelius
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*