A Patient Comes to Radiology for a Follow-Up Study of the Cervical

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to radiology for a follow-up study of the cervical spine.The patient had spinal fusion between C5-6 performed 6 months earlier.His physician wants to assess the cervical spine for anteroposterior mobility.Which of the following projections would provide this assessment?

• A) Cervicothoracic projection
• B) AP axial-vertebral arch projection
• C) Judd or Fuchs projection
• D) Hyperflexion and hyperextension projections

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