cervical vertebrae anomalies

Case of the Week: Posterior Cleft of Cervical Vertebra 1 (C1 or Atlas)

This entry was posted in Case of the week and tagged C1 / Atlas C1 anomalies CBCT interpretation cervical vertebrae anomalies posterior cleft C1 on by

This week I have a developmental anomaly where the posterior arch of C1 does not completely fuse together. This can be seen best on axial views on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Due to the angle of the scan you won’t likely see the entire arch as I have shown […]