Skull and Spine

& other axial ramblings

November 22, 2011

The Vidian Canal

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The vidian canal is a landmark in the skull base that transmits the vidian nerve and vidian artery. The vidian nerve is formed from t...
November 5, 2011

Renal osteodystrophy and diffuse skull thickening

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Although not difficult to detect, the challenge in diffuse skull thickening is suggesting a correct etiology from a wide range of possibilit...
October 30, 2011

The Double Transverse Foramen

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The double transverse foramen in the cervical spine is a normal variant that, according to the literature, occurs most often in the C6 verte...
October 22, 2011

Luckenschadel

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Lucke (gap) + schadel (skull) The luckenschadel (sometimes called "luckenschadel skull," although this is technically redundant) ...
October 17, 2011

The "Two-eyed Scotty Dog"

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The vertebral transverse process contains two additional processes of its own.  The more superior (and larger) of the two is called the mam...
October 15, 2011

Torus Torus Torus

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50Y M with 60 pack-year history of smoking presents with a painless lump on the hard palate.  Appropriate history taking determines that i...
October 14, 2011

Modic Type 1 change and low back pain

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Although controversial, the Modic  classification of vertebral endplate changes remains a handy short cut to describe degenerative signal ab...
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