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. 2012:2012:908324.
doi: 10.1155/2012/908324. Epub 2011 Jul 20.

Imaging modalities for cervical spondylotic stenosis and myelopathy

C Green  1 , J Butler, S Eustace, A Poynton, J M O'Byrne
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Imaging modalities for cervical spondylotic stenosis and myelopathy

C Green et al. Adv Orthop. 2012.

Abstract

Cervical spondylosis is a spectrum of pathology presenting as neck pain, radiculopathy, and myelopathy or all in combination. Diagnostic imaging is essential to diagnosis and preoperative planning. We discuss the modalities of imaging in common practice. We examine the use of imaging to differentiate among central, subarticular, and lateral stenosis and in the assessment of myelopathy.

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