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Normal Axial MRI of the Cervical Spine

Spinal Cord Spinal Cord CSF (subarachnoid space) CSF (subaranchoid space) Cervical Disk Cervical Disk Vertebral Artery Vertebral Artery Vertebral Artery Vertebral Artery Spinous Process Spinous Process Lamina Lamina Lamina Lamina Superior Facet Superior Facet Superior Facet Superior Facet Intervertebral foramen Intervertebral foramen Intervertebral foramen Intervertebral foramen Internal Carotid Artery Internal Carotid Artery Internal Carotid Artery Internal Carotid Artery Internal Jugular Vein Internal Jugular Vein Internal Jugular Vein Internal Jugular Vein Superior Paraspinal Muscles (erector spinae) Deep Paraspinal Muscles (multifidus) Superior Paraspinal Muscles (erector spinae) Deep Paraspinal Muscles (multifidus) Subcutaneous and adipose tissue) Subcutaneous and adipose tissue Sternocleidomastoid muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Left (T1-weighted image); Right (T2-weighted image). Note that CSF is dark on T1 and bright on T2.
Place the cursor over a structure to view the anatomy.


Revised 05/09/06.
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