ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2020
Can Supine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Be an Alternative to Standing Lateral Radiographs for Evaluating Cervical Sagittal Alignment?
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- Digital tomosynthesis enhances cervicothoracic sagittal alignment assessment: are cervicothoracic sagittal parameters correlated with the occurrence of cervical spondylotic myelopathy?European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Upper and lower cervical alignment parameters measured on supine magnetic resonance imaging with the occipital slope as a key marker of cervical alignment.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveRecently, many studies have reported that cervical alignment is related to clinical outcomes. However, poor visibility of anatomical structures during X-ray (XR) imaging limits accurate measurements. In supine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the boundary of the anatomical structure is clear, but the correlation to XR images taken in a standing position is problematic. In this study, we evaluated the agreement of sagittal alignment parameters between MR and XR measurements.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 268 patients. Cervical sagittal parameters were measured using XR and MR images, and their relationships were evaluated using Pearson's correlation, paired
resultsThe correlation between the MR and XR measurements was high, but ICCs showed low reliability. All parameters were significantly different between XR and MR measurements in paired
conclusionThese results indicate that supine MR measurements could not replace upright XR measurements.
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