Clinical value of extension-flexion MRI in evaluating the indication of internal fixation for patients of craniovertebral junction malformation

Clinical value of extension-flexion MRI in evaluating the indication of internal fixation for patients of craniovertebral junction malformation

Objective To analyse the value of cervical extension-flexion magnetic resonance imaging (EFMRI) in the evaluation of possible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation. Methods Reviewed the image studies of 40 Arnold-Chiari malformation patients, including 19 females...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zan CHEN, Yonghua SUN, Hao WU, Xingwen WANG, Fengzeng JIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital 2011-08-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Atlanto-occipital joint
Dislocations
Atlanto-axial joint
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/22

Internet

http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/22

Similar Items