Akbari Yasmin,  Kralik Stephen

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 159

Cervical spine trauma, particularly at the craniocervical junction, can produce significant morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Although normative pediatric cervical spine CT measurements have been reported, the accuracy of these measurements for predicting ligamentous injury remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of normative pediatric CT measurements for prediction of traumatic ligamentous injury at the craniocervical junction, using MRI as gold standard. Read More

Authors:  Akbari Yasmin , Kralik Stephen

Keywords:  Cervical spine, Trauma, CT

Intwala Devanshi,  Colglazier Roy,  Kang Paul,  Gridley Dan,  Connell Mary

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-003

Understanding normal parameters of pediatric cervical spine is imperative for early detection of cervical spine injury by computed tomography (CT) post trauma. Young children have a higher biomechanical fulcrum, incomplete ossification, and increased soft tissue laxity which minimizes anatomical distortion on CT [1,2]. The first part of this two part study aims to establish normal cervical joint spaces measurements in non-traumatic pediatric population with particular attention to the lateral atlantodental interval (ADI). Read More

Authors:  Intwala Devanshi , Colglazier Roy , Kang Paul , Gridley Dan , Connell Mary

Keywords:  Cervical spine, Atlantodental, Normal parameters