Cervical Spine MRI

MRI of the cervical spine (C-spine) evaluating discs, spinal cord, nerve roots, and facet joints. Standard investigation for neck pain, arm numbness, and post-whiplash assessment.

The cervical spine MRI at Poliklinika AGEL images the seven cervical vertebrae from C1 to C7, the intervertebral discs, spinal cord, exiting nerve roots, and supporting ligaments. The protocol includes sagittal and axial T1 and T2 sequences with STIR for bone marrow oedema detection, providing comprehensive evaluation of disc herniations, foraminal stenosis, facet arthropathy, and spinal cord compression. This examination is one of the department's single-section spine scans, priced identically to thoracic and lumbar spine studies. For patients with symptoms spanning multiple spinal levels, the department offers a two-section package at a reduced rate. The cervical spine study is commonly requested by neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, and rheumatologists for patients presenting with neck pain radiating to the upper limbs, post-traumatic assessment, or suspected cervical myelopathy. The radiologist evaluates each disc level for bulging, protrusion, or extrusion, grades any canal or foraminal narrowing, and assesses the spinal cord for signal changes suggesting myelopathy. Contrast enhancement may be added when inflammatory or neoplastic pathology is suspected.