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Table 2 Upright Lateral Cervical Radiographs (ULCR) Interpreted As Normal, but with Abnormalities on other Imaging Modalities

From: Are upright lateral cervical radiographs in the obtunded trauma patient useful? A retrospective study

ULCR

Plain Radiographs

CT

MRI

Angiogram

Normal

Normal

 

C7/T1Transverse, process fractures

Normal

Normal

Normal

C4 Pedicle fracture

C4/5 Edema, C5/6 facet injury

Grade I R vertebral artery injury

Normal

Normal

C1/2 facet joint injury

C1/2 facet joint injury

Normal

Normal

Normal

C2 lateral mass fracture

 

Normal

Normal

Normal

C2 lateral mass fracture

  

Normal

Normal

C7 Facet fracture

C7 facet fracture

Normal