RT Book, Section
A1 Malone, Terry R.
A1 Hazle, Charles
A1 Grey, Michael L.
SR Print(0)
ID 5940352
T1 Chapter 3. Imaging of the Cervical Spine and Temporomandibular Joint
T2 Imaging in Rehabilitation
YR 2008
FD 2008
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-154946-2
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=5940352
RD 2024/04/23
AB Diagnostic  imaging  assessment  of  the  cervical  spine  is  a  challenge  for  even  the  experienced  radiologist  or  practitioner.  Patients  may  present  with  a  broad  spectrum  of  pathologies,  including  potentially  catastrophic  injuries  requiring  considerable  interpretive  prowess.  While  typical  imaging  modality  use  may  identify  most  of  the  pathologies  with  which  patients  will  present,  particular  attention  to  detail  and  use  of  multiple  procedures  may  be  required  to  identify  complex  or  occult  injuries.  The  ideal  imaging  tool  would  have  perfect  sensitivity  and  specificity  to  simplify  this  process,  but  no  singularly  superior  diagnostic  imaging  tool  exists.  Rather,  reasoning  based  on  the  patient  history  and  most  likely  clinical  scenarios  dictate  the  decision  making  as  to  the  diagnostic  test  of  first  choice  and  perhaps  subsequently.