Utility of Adding Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Computed Tomography Alone in the Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injury

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Diagnostic Value of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Combined with Computed Tomography (CT) in Patients with Stress Injury of Femoral Neck

“…With the development and progress of clinical imaging technology, a variety of imaging diagnosis methods, mainly CT and MR, are used widely in early differential diagnosis of clinical diseases. In CT scanning, the precise collimation Y-ray, X-ray beam, or ultrasound can be applied to perform cross-sectional scanning of a certain part of the patient’s body in combination with high-sensitivity detectors, which makes scanning images clearer and saves more time spent on diagnosis [ 12 ]. As a more advanced medical imaging, MR maintains the advantages of precision, safety, and no radiation in scanning, and can be used for multiangle, multiplane, and multisequence imaging with good imaging quality and high spatial resolution, which will show the bone and soft-tissue damage [ 13 ] at lesion positions in an all-round way compared with CT diagnosis.…”

“…In the studies of Lee et al [ 18 ], it was believed that the MR grading of stress injury of the femoral neck was directly related to clinical response and also the scale standard for the degree of stress injury, which had a positive effect on improving the prognosis. It was proposed in the study of Schoenfeld et al [ 12 ] that wthn the combined diagnosis of CT and MR, changes in bone marrow signals could be identified to minimize the occurrence of high-level stress injury after treatment, namely, the occurrence of stress fracture.…”

Common Spine Injuries in Football: Management and Operative Treatment

“…Subsequent evaluation includes radiographs and MRI to evaluate for spinal canal dimensions, signal in the cord, ligamentous and capsular injuries, and disk herniation. If there is significant neck pain, a CT scan should be done to rule out fracture [14]. If the diagnostic testing is negative, the patient must meet the return-to-play criteria before being released.…”

Ability of magnetic resonance imaging to accurately determine alar ligament integrity in patients with atlanto-occipital injuries

“…MRI evaluation is popular due to the ability to directly visualize soft-tissue injuries[16] whereas CT and radiographs rely on craniometric measurements as a predictor of occipitocervical stability, MRI has the advantage of high soft-tissue contrast and multi-planar imaging capabilities. [17] To date, MRI is used in diagnosis and treatment algorithms for AOD, however, little data exist in regards to its validity.…”