title: [Radiodiagnosis of cervical spine lesions].
abstract: The radiation examination of 728 victims of acute spinal column and cord injuries, admitted to Omsk City Emergency Medicine Hospital One in the period 2008-2011, was analyzed. The main cause of spinal column injuries was catastrophe (68.7%), vehicle-related trauma (22.3%), and others (9%). Injuries to the cervical segments of the spinal cord constituted 10.5%. The 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae were most commonly damaged. Spinal cord injuries were multifocal in about 46.2% of cases. The diagnostic algorithm of instrumental studies in the acute period of spinal injury was performed in the following sequence: spondylograms in two projections (77%), those in special positions (3%), multislice spiral computed tomography (75%), and magnetic resonance imaging (22%). Multislice spiral computed tomography was used as a primary diagnostic method for vertebral column fractures in patients with multisystem trauma and highly probable spine injury without previous radiography.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Dorovskikh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kozhedub
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Gorlina
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sedel'nikov
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sulim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging