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. 2021 Oct;11(10):4491-4496.
doi: 10.21037/qims-20-1347.

A rare acute neck pain cause that can have misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis-crowned dens syndrome: description of two cases and a literature analysis

Xin Qin  1 , Xiaofei Hu  2 , Qingzhen Wang  1 , Jigang Zeng  1 , Jie Chen  1
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A rare acute neck pain cause that can have misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis-crowned dens syndrome: description of two cases and a literature analysis

Xin Qin et al. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2021 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/qims-20-1347). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Case 1. Unenhanced cervical spinal CT images of a 74-year-old woman with CDS (window level: 500 HU; window width: 2,000 HU). Axial (A1, A2) CT images show lined-calcifications around the dense area (arrows), the mean CT number 183–342 HU (ROI area: 1.0 mm2) (A1). Sagittal (B) and coronal (C) MPR imaging (500 HU; 2,000 HU) shows lined-calcifications at the posterior and superior aspects of the dens (arrows). CT, computed tomography; CDS, crowned dens syndrome; ROI, region of interest; MPR, multi-planar reformatting.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Case 2. The other patient with CDS, a 65-year-old man, in whom all CT findings resemble those of case 1. Axial (A1, A2) CT image unenhanced neck CT images (window level: 500 HU; window width: 2,000 HU) show lined-calcifications around the dense (A2 arrows), the mean CT number 182–257 HU (A1). Sagittal (B) MPR imaging (500 HU; 2,000 HU) shows lined-calcifications at the posterior and superior aspects of the dens (arrows). CT, computed tomography; CDS, crowned dens syndrome; MPR, multi-planar reformatting.
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