Zeitschrift für Wirbelsäulen- und Neurochirurgie

Kinematic Cervical Spine MRI in Low-Impact Trauma Assessment - Review and Application in Clinical Practice

Vincenzo Giuliano and Michael Knipfing

Kinematic Cervical Spine MRI in Low-Impact Trauma Assessment - Review and Application in Clinical Practice

Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging can be implemented as a non-invasive adjunct examination for injuries in the cervical spine in the clinical assessment of ligamentous, disk, and soft tissue injuries, as a basis for determining medical versus surgical management, and also establishing the degree of functional clinical impairment. This article discusses the clinical indications and application of kinematic cervical spine MRI method in the diagnosis and management of cervical spine injuries. The spectrum and grading classification of cervical spine injuries using kinematic MRI is also discussed.