Roy Riascos MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Eliana E. Bonfante MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Claudia Cotes MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Reza Hakimelahi MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Review the anatomy and different structures that stabilize the craniocervical junction Analyze the different types of traumatic injuries that occur in the craniocervical junction Understand the mechanical forces involved in craniocervical stability Review the current classifications of cranicervical trauma and their imaging findings Identify how imaging plays a role in the prognosis and treatment of craniocervical junction injuries  

1. Introduction 2. Indications of Imaging • Plain films • CT • MRI 3. Craniocervical Junction Anatomy • Bony Anatomy • Ligamentous Anatomy • Craniometry 4. Traumatic Injuries of the Craniocervical Junction • Atlanto-Occipital Dissociation • Occipital Condyle Fractures • Fractures of the Atlas and Transverse Ligament Rupture • Atlanto-Axial Rotatory Deformity • Odontoid Fractures • Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis 5. Conclusion/Summary • What the clinician needs to know  

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Riascos, R, Bonfante, E, Cotes, C, Hakimelahi, R, Imaging of Craniocervical Junction Traumatic Injuries: What the Clinician Needs to Know.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14015505.html