Spine radiography images

Spine radiography images

Spine radiography images


This radioanatomy module of the spinal column presents 18 conventional radiographs of the spine with 192 anatomical structures labeled.

It is particularly useful for radiologists, electroradiology students, emergency physicians, orthopedic surgeons and rheumatologists, but may be used as a daily or a teaching support for any practitioner, physician or student involved in the musculoskeletal pathology of the spine (spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis, vertebral compression, spinal trauma, sciatica...)

 

Standard radiology of the spine

18 radiographic plates most commonly used in medical practice were selected, covering the whole of the spinal column:

  • Radioanatomy of the cervical spine:

 

Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] -  - Radiographs : Zygapophysial joints, Uncus of body; Uncinate process, Transverse process, Superior articular process
Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] - - Radiographs : Zygapophysial joints, Uncus of body; Uncinate process, Transverse process, Superior articular process

 

  • 2 plates of entire spinal column, in front and profile impacts, allowing the spinal vertebrae to be numbered and showing the physiological curvatures (cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, sacral kyphosis (sacral)).

 

Anatomy - Vertebral column - [UMLS:C1962945] - Anterior-posterior full-length view of the spine/Lateral full-length view of the spine : Spine, Primary curvature, Thoracic kyphosis, Sacral kyphosis, Secondary curvatures, Cervical lordosis, Lumbar lordosis, Scoliosis, Vertebra
Anatomy - Vertebral column - [UMLS:C1962945] - Anterior-posterior full-length view of the spine/Lateral full-length view of the spine : Spine, Primary curvature, Thoracic kyphosis, Sacral kyphosis, Secondary curvatures, Cervical lordosis, Lumbar lordosis, Scoliosis, Vertebra
  • 2 radiographs of the cervical spine (front and profile view) detail the cervical vertebrae: bony structures (vertebral body, uncus, transverse, spinous and articular processes, pedicle...) and the various joints (atlanto-occipital, facet and costovertebral joints.

 

Spine - Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] - Radiographs : Atlas [C I], Axis [C II], Dens of axis
Spine - Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] - Radiographs : Atlas [C I], Axis [C II], Dens of axis

 

  • Followed by two dynamic views of the cervical spine, detailing the curvature of the spine as well as the more visible anatomical structures in profile (spinous process, epiphyseal ring, dens axis, anterior arch of the atlas, posterior tubercle...).
  • An impact of three-quarters allows to view the intervertebral foramen between each cervical vertebra and the upper and lower vertebral clefts.
  • The open mouth impact allows the study of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2), with the lateral masses of the atlas, the dens of the axis and atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial joints.
  • The study of the radioanatomy of the thoracic spine is composed of two different standard radiographic plates: the impact from the front (anterior) and profile (posterior). These X-rays show the vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae, the spinous, transverse and articular processes as well as the costovertebral and zygapophysial joints.

 

[UMLS:C0012249] - Vertebral column - Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII] : Anterior-posterior view - Rib, Costovertebral joints, True ribs [I-VII]
[UMLS:C0012249] - Vertebral column - Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII] : Anterior-posterior view - Rib, Costovertebral joints, True ribs [I-VII]

 

  • Radiological anatomy of the lumbar spine:
    • The anteroposterior radiograph (anterior aspect) shows the vertebral bodies of five lumbar vertebrae, their transverse processes, spinous and upper and lower joints.

 

[UMLS:C0012249] - Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV] : Transverse process, Anular epiphysis, Pedicle of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V]
[UMLS:C0012249] - Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV] : Transverse process, Anular epiphysis, Pedicle of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V]

 

  •  The lateral radiograph (side aspect) of the lumbar spine shows the vertebral bodies and intersomatic spaces, the intervertebral faces of the vertebral bodies and laminae of the vertebral arch. It displays the lumbar intervertebral foramina and pedicles perfectly.
  • The three-quarters radiograph (oblique lumbar spine aspect) is particularly useful for identifying the zygapophysial (facet) joints, the pedicles and the superior and inferior articular processes, which form the classic "little dog" radiographic aspect.

 

Vertebral column - Anterior oblique view : "Scotty dog" : Pedicle of vertebral arch, Zygapophysial joints, Lamina of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Inferior articular process, Intervertebral surface
Vertebral column - Anterior oblique view : "Scotty dog" : Pedicle of vertebral arch, Zygapophysial joints, Lamina of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Inferior articular process, Intervertebral surface

 

  • The lumbo-sacral joint is studied through the radiograph of the lumbosacral plexus in front and profile views.

 

Lumbosacral joint - Anatomy - [UMLS:C1962945] : Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V], Sacral canal, Base of sacrum, Coccyx; coccygeal vertebrae [I-IV]
Lumbosacral joint - Anatomy - [UMLS:C1962945] : Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V], Sacral canal, Base of sacrum, Coccyx; coccygeal vertebrae [I-IV]

 

  • Radiographs of the sacroiliac, sacrum and coccyx joints:
    • Oblique radiological aspect of the sacroiliac joints allows to view the joint space, auricular surface of the hipbone, the lateral part of the sacral ala.
    • The front and lateral radiographs of the sacrum show the anterior sacral foramina, the base and the apex of the sacrum, its pelvic and dorsal surfaces, the median sacral crest, the coccyx and the sacro-coccygeal joint.

 

Standard radiographic view of anatomical structures of the spinal column

On "Anatomical parts" the user can choose between three types of labels: vertebrae, bones and joints.

On "Series" the user can select the radiographs concerning the spine as a whole, the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum and coccyx.

 

All the structures were labeled based on the Terminologia Anatomica, which is why the "radiological" terms are not present (intersomatic space, posterior wall of the spine...). 

 

Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] -  - Radiographs : Zygapophysial joints, Uncus of body; Uncinate process, Transverse process, Superior articular process
Cervical vertebrae [C I
Anatomy - Vertebral column - [UMLS:C1962945] - Anterior-posterior full-length view of the spine/Lateral full-length view of the spine : Spine, Primary curvature, Thoracic kyphosis, Sacral kyphosis, Secondary curvatures, Cervical lordosis, Lumbar lordosis, Scoliosis, Vertebra
Anatomy
Spine - Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII] - Radiographs : Atlas [C I], Axis [C II], Dens of axis
Spine
[UMLS:C0012249] - Vertebral column - Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII] : Anterior-posterior view - Rib, Costovertebral joints, True ribs [I-VII]
[UMLS:C0012249]
[UMLS:C0012249] - Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV] : Transverse process, Anular epiphysis, Pedicle of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V]
[UMLS:C0012249]
Vertebral column - Anterior oblique view : "Scotty dog" : Pedicle of vertebral arch, Zygapophysial joints, Lamina of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Inferior articular process, Intervertebral surface
Vertebral column
Lumbosacral joint - Anatomy - [UMLS:C1962945] : Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V], Sacral canal, Base of sacrum, Coccyx; coccygeal vertebrae [I-IV]
Lumbosacral joint

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