Sunday, March 4, 2012

CT evaluation of the spinal canal

Measuring it from the anterior border to the posterior one, see arrow



 1-Spinal canal is a bony structure, so it should be evaluated by bone window of the spines.
2-How you can measure it, by measuring the distance between the anterior and posterior walls of the canal.
3-Normal dimension of the spinal canal is 13 mm.
4-Below this number, spinal canal should be considered stenosed.

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