As indicated above, computed tomography (CT) is the preferred imaging technique when cervical spine injury is suspected following trauma. Plain radiographs are much less sensitive for identifying fracture compared with CT, but a cross-table lateral radiograph can
be helpful in a hemodynamically unstable patient who cannot travel to CT
imaging.
CT: computed tomography; OR: operating room; C-spine: cervical spine; NEXUS: National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; SCIWORA: spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality.
Courtesy of Maria E Moreira, MD.
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