Motion induced artifact mimicking cervical dens fracture on the CT Scan: A case report

Yoshihisa Sugimoto; Yasuo Ito; Yasuyuki Shiozaki; Tetsuya Shimokawa; Tetsuro Mazaki

doi:10.4184/asj.2012.6.3.216

Motion induced artifact mimicking cervical dens fracture on the CT Scan: A case report

Yoshihisa Sugimoto, Yasuo Ito, Yasuyuki Shiozaki, Tetsuya Shimokawa, Tetsuro Mazaki

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Abstract

The diagnostic performance of helical computed tomography (CT) is excellent. However, some artifacts have been reported, such as motion, beam hardening and scatter artifacts. We herein report a case of motion-induced artifact mimicking cervical dens fracture. A 60-year-old man was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in cervical spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. Reconstructed CT images of the cervical spine showed a dens fracture. We assessed axial CT in detail, and motion artifact was detected.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	216-218
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian Spine Journal
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2012.6.3.216
Publication status	Published - Sep 30 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Cervical fracture
Mimicking
Motion artifact
Reconstruction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surgery

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Sugimoto, Y., Ito, Y., Shiozaki, Y., Shimokawa, T., & Mazaki, T. (2012). Motion induced artifact mimicking cervical dens fracture on the CT Scan: A case report. Asian Spine Journal, 6(3), 216-218. https://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2012.6.3.216

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