Imaging of the Craniocervical Junction: A Pictorial Review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Imaging of the Craniocervical Junction: A Pictorial Review

Published:2023-10 Issue:05 Volume:27 Page:499-511
ISSN:1089-7860
Container-title:Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Semin Musculoskelet Radiol

Author:

Mertens Kris¹²^ORCID,Vanhoenacker Filip M.¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Radiology, UZ Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

2. Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium

3. Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UZ Gent, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent, Belgium

4. Department of Radiology, UZ Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

Abstract

AbstractThe craniocervical junction (CCJ) is a complex anatomical structure comprising the occiput, the atlas, and the axis. The CCJ plays an important role in maintaining stability, providing protection, and supporting neurovascular structures. The CCJ can be affected by a wide range of congenital variants and traumatic, degenerative, inflammatory, and tumoral pathologies. This pictorial review the normal anatomy of the CCJ and presents the most common anatomical variants and pathologic conditions affecting the CCJ.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0043-1772190.pdf

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