Neck X-ray

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Skeletal spine

Vertebra, cervical (neck)

Cervical vertebrae

Overview

Risks

Results

Neck X-ray

Alternative Names:

X-ray - neck; Cervical spine x-ray

What abnormal results mean:

The test will detect abnormalities such as fractures, dislocations, thinning of the bone (osteoporosis ), and deformities in the curvature of the spine. The test may also detect bone spurs, disc problems, and degeneration of the vertebrae.

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

Review Date: 8/16/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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