Noncontrast MRI cervical spine search pattern

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine is a very commonly encountered test which can be performed for a variety of indications, including degenerative disease, trauma, demyelinating disease, and metastatic disease. Most of these cases will be done without contrast, as most of the information is there on a non-contrast exam.

This video will walk you through a step-by-step approach to evaluating an MRI of the cervical spine. The optimal approach is to use select sequences to evaluate each part of the study in the following order:

Alignment
Vertebral bodies
Marrow signal
Intervertebral discs
Spinal cord/canal
Soft tissues
Individual levels

Each sequence in the study has strengths at looking at one or more of these things. As we walk through, we'll take a look at how to use each one.

The level of this lecture is appropriate for medical students, junior residents, and trainees in other specialties who have an interest in neuroradiology or may see patients with spine diseases.

[fariborzhosseini]

Thank you very much for your videos. I am an internist in Australia and I've learned so much through watching your videos. You are doing a wonderful job.

[Jay_Dahl]

Great video, I learned a lot. What I would like to see is a side by side comparison of normal to abnormal findings.

[moathhussein]

well done, great job
I learned a lot from it, many thanks from Jordan

[immane]

Welcome back . Was waiting for this . Many thanks .

[sambhajimahanure]

Super information about cervical spine

How old was this person you are showing?

[immane]

Hi, please do a video on how you asses the canal, the foramina, zygohypophyseal joints . Also I am very confused by the uncovertebral joints and if possible go through a complex degenerative neck like you did for the lumbar spine . Thank you in advance .

[oalienyt]

When you reviewed the spinal cord on both sagittal and axial images, were the axial images obtained by MPR or directly scanning axial?

[bmp]

Can you actually visualize the nerves and nerve roots themselves coming off the cord and measure how inflamed they are?
Or can you only measure the size of the space between the foramina?

[pinkahboo]

Thank you, my ent is trying to curve me to get contrast and I refuse the mri until he orders it without only

[Weiyang]

👌🌹Alignment 02:36 03:15
🌹Vertebra Body 04:23
🌹Marrow Signal 05:35
🌹Disc 07:36
多以Sagittal T2做評估
🌹Cord/Canal 09:01:
是以Sagittal /Axial T2 的view做評估。
🌹各別椎節的閱片重點則是 把Sagittal 及Axial 的T2 View放同畫面做綜判。 14:26. 15:05

[karenyang]

Thanks for your videos. It helps me a lot and I'm going to teach my students by following your tips.

[rushabhrdj]

Plz make video on atlantoaxial instability & radio-diagnosis 🙏

[DJR]

I have question about the cut line in cervical spine (axial sliced what is u can call good 1.5mm or 3 also its give u good diagnostic?
The same thing for sagittal questions it is good to image (cut line 3 or 4 mm )
And if h do 1 mm cut line***in sagittal its wrong (because the pieces very little and or 1 mm for sagittal cervical spine its better than 3 mm ?
Thank for your attention to my question.

[videosdoctors]

How can you tell "horn architecture from the inverted V sign and the 3 point sign of SCD?

[michellehall]

Thank you I'm scared to get my MRI I'm in terrible pain I want to know what's going on thank you for your help

[primenumber]

Thanks for these videos Dr. Weinberg. Can we see the same thing with MRI on Face/Neck? I have a patient who had a MRI Face/Neck w and wo contrast done so I want to know before ordering her a c-spine MRI for neck pain.

[ayeshakareem]

I will have this tomorrow morning. I go search how it's done coz I'm a little bit nervous this my 1st time due to pain on my neck down to my shoulder and elbow.. Hope everything will be ok..

[lolasalem]

U didn't explain why this focal area of different marrow signals at vertebral bodies !!!!

[DJR]

In this link u see short video, of cervical spine with some sections of thoracic spine, i see herniated disc in T3-4 u can confirm this probably ?