Computed-tomographical biometry of the cervical spine on horizontal cross-sections every 6 mm.

Abstract

Biometry was performed on the computed tomographical cross-sections of one human cervical spine. The entire spine was removed with the head and neck from a fresh cadaver of an adult man. Horizontal cross-sections were performed with a C. T. scan from the base of the skull to the thoracic level. The measurements concerned the diameters of the vertebrae, spinal canal and spinal cord; the depth of the posterior and anterior walls, and of the para-vertebral muscles. Clinical and fundamental applications are underlined.