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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of rheumatoid arthritis such as subluxation of the alanto-axial joint. It is also used in the presurgical assessment of neurological symptoms. | CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of [[rheumatoid arthritis]] such as [[subluxation]] of the alanto-axial joint. It is also used in the presurgical assessment of [[neurological]] symptoms. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
*CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of [[rheumatoid arthritis]]:<ref name="pmid19016117">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kelleher MO, McEvoy L, Yang JP, Kamel MH, Bolger C |title=Lateral mass screw fixation of complex spine cases: a prospective clinical study |journal=Br J Neurosurg |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=663–8 |date=October 2008 |pmid=19016117 |doi=10.1080/02688690802270846 |url=}}</ref> | *CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of [[rheumatoid arthritis]]:<ref name="pmid19016117">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kelleher MO, McEvoy L, Yang JP, Kamel MH, Bolger C |title=Lateral mass screw fixation of complex spine cases: a prospective clinical study |journal=Br J Neurosurg |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=663–8 |date=October 2008 |pmid=19016117 |doi=10.1080/02688690802270846 |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Cervical spine involvement e.g subluxation of the alanto-axial joint. | **[[Cervical spine]] involvement e.g [[subluxation]] of the alanto-axial joint. | ||
*It is also used in the presurgical assessment of neurological symptoms. | *It is also used in the presurgical assessment of [[neurological]] symptoms. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of rheumatoid arthritis such as subluxation of the alanto-axial joint. It is also used in the presurgical assessment of neurological symptoms.
CT
- CT scan is a useful non-invasive test used to diagnose the complications of rheumatoid arthritis:[1]
- Cervical spine involvement e.g subluxation of the alanto-axial joint.
- It is also used in the presurgical assessment of neurological symptoms.
References
- ↑ Kelleher MO, McEvoy L, Yang JP, Kamel MH, Bolger C (October 2008). "Lateral mass screw fixation of complex spine cases: a prospective clinical study". Br J Neurosurg. 22 (5): 663–8. doi:10.1080/02688690802270846. PMID 19016117.