Acute whiplash injury: is there a role for MR imaging?--a prospective study of 100 patients.

摘要: PURPOSE: To evaluate the findings from magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of cervical spine and brain after acute whiplash injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within 3 weeks trauma, 100 patients underwent MR for evaluation brain. In addition, plain radiographs were obtained, including functional images spine. RESULTS: Only one patient had an abnormality on image that was related to trauma (ie, prevertebral edema). 17 patients, showed a kyphotic angle, but no evidence soft-tissue injury seen images. CONCLUSION: There is role in routine work-up with who have normal radiographic neurologic deficit. A angle should not be assumed indicate most likely attributable compensating mechanism hypermobility at level above a...