17.1: Head and Neck

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The following are normal x-rays of the cervical spine (C-spine):

Posterior-Anterior

Lateral

Oblique view

ODIN Link to C-Spine X-Rays – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20160503232057810

Normal Adult C-Spine, Labelled

AP Adult C-spine, Labelled

Lateral Adult C-spine, Labelled

Swimmer’s View Adult C-spine, Labelled

Oblique View Adult C-spine, Labelled

Open Mouth, Odontoid, Adult C-spine, Labelled

ODIN Link to Normal, Adult Cspine Images, Labelled: mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170406001750724

The following are normal images of the Pediatric C-Spine, unlabelled and labelled:

ODIN Link to Pediatric C-Spine – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825145159975

The following are normal CT images of the brain:

The ODIN link provides the full set of images and they can be viewed with different level/window settings. The brain level and window was utilized for the labelled brain CT images (including labelled and unlabelled). The images above are sample thumbnails.

ODIN Link to Brain CT – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825124325726

The following are normal CT images of the C-Spine (axial, coronal, and sagittal):

Axial CT 1

Axial CT 2

Coronal CT 1

Coronal CT 2

Sagittal CT 1

Sagittal CT 2

ODIN Link to C-Spine CT – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170724143602846

The following Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) is not normal because of the Stenotic Carotid Artery. Otherwise, the following DSA displays the vasculature in the head and neck:

Abnormal CTA 1

Abnormal CTA 2

Abnormal CTA 3

Abnormal CTA 4

ODIN Link to Images – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825125327526

Attributions

All figures in “Chapter 17: Head and Neck” by Dr. Brent Burbridge MD, FRCPC, University Medical Imaging Consultants, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.