Imaging of the Spine: A Medical and Physical Perspective - Spinal Imaging and Image Analysis - page 11

Fig. 9 Diagnostic advantage of CT over radiographs. Patient with history of trauma and neck
pain. In the lateral view radiograph of the cervical spine (a), patient is injury is not well seen

(at level of black arrow). Sagittal (b) and coronal (c) reformatted images from patient

'

' s CT scan

demonstrates comminuted fracturing of the C7 vertebra (white arrows)

Fig. 10 Spine protocol CT images. Multiplanar reformatted images from a spine protocol CT
scan, in a sagittal, b colonal, and c axial planes, facilitate the extraction of detailed information
regarding the vertebral fracture pattern and extent allowing a more accurate assessment for
treatment planning