#LATERAL CERVICAL SPINE X RAY FULL#

Radiographic Comparison between Cervical Spine Lateral and Whole-Spine Lateral Standing Radiographs. Reference: Park MS, Moon SH, Kim Th, Oh JK, Kang HJ, Riew KD. Stay tuned as we bring you even more articles written by MDs who are stealing our art and heritage.

#LATERAL CERVICAL SPINE X RAY FULL#

Seems like the only folks who aren't interested in exploring the value of full spine radiographs are chiropractors. In the AP position, the patient is required to stand up, and the view is taken from the front. Your measurements appear to be quite accurate. This is an AP Lateral X-ray, which means there are two views. They appear interested in measuring spines on both full spine and sectional views.Įditor's Comments: If you are one of the few chiropractors still taking full spine lateral films, take heart. Oh, and just in case you're wondering, yes this one also comes from the medical colleges. If our methods of evaluation are inaccurate how can we expect to know what to do. It is important to evaluate all the methods that we use to evaluate the spine (you will see me make that same statement again in an upcoming article). The cervical spine flexion and extension views demonstrate the seven vertebrae of the cervical spine when the patient is in a lateral position. So in this study it appears that the two types of radiographs give very similar outcomes. The two types of radiographs give basically the same measurement of the lateral cervical spine. They note that difference in the measurements were less than the margin of error for the measurement process. They measured the following on both radiographs: 'occipital C2 angle, C2-C7 angle, C7-sternal angle, sternal slope, T1 slope, C2 central offset distance, the distance between C2 and C7 plumb lines, C4 anteroposterior (AP) diameter, the ratio of C2 central off distance to C4 AP diameter, the ratio of plumb lines' distance to C4 AP diameter.' On the lateral cervical views the hands were hanging down at their sides and in the lateral full spine views the arms were crossed on the subject's chest.į. The lateral cervical views were taken at 72 inches while the full spines were taken at 98.4 inches.Į. They had 59 subjects who had neck pain and had both a lateral cervical and a lateral full spine radiograph.ĭ. The lateral radiograph also provides information about the Sagittal plane.

This chapter will provide a brief overview of the steps involved with assessing the osseous integrity of the cervical spine. X-rays of the spine may be performed to evaluate any area of the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, or. The lateral cervical X-ray provides the doctor with potential pathological and biomechanical information that will aid in the care of the patient. However, they feel that no one has compared the two views for evaluation of alignment of the sagittal view of the cervical spine and that is what they do in this article.Ĭ. The standard positioning of the imaged patient, image receptor, and x-ray tube for a lateral cervical spine image includes an inherent air gap created by the distance between the patients neck and the image receptor which is against their shoulder. It appears as a dark line in the white bone.

The authors note that you can evaluate the alignment of the lateral cervical spine by using either a lateral cervical or a full spine radiograph,ī. The Study: Radiographic Comparison between Cervical Spine Lateral and WholeĪ.

Lateral cervical spine x ray