Craniocervical Junction and Cervical Spine Anatomy

Curtis Edward Offiah

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.012

Craniocervical Junction and Cervical Spine Anatomy

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Nov;32(4):875-888. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.012.

Author

Curtis Edward Offiah¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Imaging, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel E1 1FR, London; William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University, London. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36244728
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.012

Abstract

This is a detailed review of the embryologic derivation and anatomy of the craniocervical junction and subaxial cervical spine and the correlative radiological imaging anatomy.

Keywords: Cervical; Craniocervical; Craniovertebral; Ligaments; Subaxial; Vertebra.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
Humans