The front and lateral radiographs of the sacrum show the anterior sacral foramina, the base and the apex of the sacrum, its pelvic and dorsal surfaces, the median sacral crest, the coccyx and the sacro-coccygeal joint.Oblique radiological aspect of the sacroiliac joints allows to view the joint space, auricular surface of the hipbone, the lateral part of the sacral ala.Radiographs of the sacroiliac, sacrum and coccyx joints:.Lumbosacral joint - Anatomy - : Sacrum, Sacral canal, Base of sacrum, Coccyx coccygeal vertebrae The lumbo-sacral joint is studied through the radiograph of the lumbosacral plexus in front and profile views.Vertebral column - Anterior oblique view : 'Scotty dog' : Pedicle of vertebral arch, Zygapophysial joints, Lamina of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Inferior articular process, Intervertebral surface The three-quarters radiograph (oblique lumbar spine aspect) is particularly useful for identifying the zygapophysial (facet) joints, the pedicles and the superior and inferior articular processes, which form the classic 'little dog' radiographic aspect.It displays the lumbar intervertebral foramina and pedicles perfectly. The lateral radiograph (side aspect) of the lumbar spine shows the vertebral bodies and intersomatic spaces, the intervertebral faces of the vertebral bodies and laminae of the vertebral arch.Lumbar vertebrae : Transverse process, Anular epiphysis, Pedicle of vertebral arch, Superior articular process, Sacrum The anteroposterior radiograph (anterior aspect) shows the vertebral bodies of five lumbar vertebrae, their transverse processes, spinous and upper and lower joints.Radiological anatomy of the lumbar spine:.Vertebral column - Thoracic vertebrae : Anterior-posterior view - Rib, Costovertebral joints, True ribs These X-rays show the vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae, the spinous, transverse and articular processes as well as the costovertebral and zygapophysial joints. The study of the radioanatomy of the thoracic spine is composed of two different standard radiographic plates: the impact from the front (anterior) and profile (posterior).The open mouth impact allows the study of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2), with the lateral masses of the atlas, the dens of the axis and atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial joints.An impact of three-quarters allows to view the intervertebral foramen between each cervical vertebra and the upper and lower vertebral clefts.Followed by two dynamic views of the cervical spine, detailing the curvature of the spine as well as the more visible anatomical structures in profile (spinous process, epiphyseal ring, dens axis, anterior arch of the atlas, posterior tubercle.).Spine - Cervical vertebrae - Radiographs : Atlas, Axis, Dens of axis 2 radiographs of the cervical spine (front and profile view) detail the cervical vertebrae: bony structures (vertebral body, uncus, transverse, spinous and articular processes, pedicle.) and the various joints (atlanto-occipital, facet and costovertebral joints.2 plates of entire spinal column, in front and profile impacts, allowing the spinal vertebrae to be numbered and showing the physiological curvatures (cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, sacral kyphosis (sacral)).Īnatomy - Vertebral column - Anterior-posterior full-length view of the spine/Lateral full-length view of the spine : Spine, Primary curvature, Thoracic kyphosis, Sacral kyphosis, Secondary curvatures, Cervical lordosis, Lumbar lordosis, Scoliosis, Vertebra.It is particularly useful for radiologists, electroradiology students, emergency physicians, orthopedic surgeons and rheumatologists, but may be used as a daily or a teaching support for any practitioner, physician or student involved in the musculoskeletal pathology of the spine (spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis, vertebral compression, spinal trauma, sciatica.)ġ8 radiographic plates most commonly used in medical practice were selected, covering the whole of the spinal column:Ĭervical vertebrae - Radiographs : Zygapophysial joints, Uncus of body Uncinate process, Transverse process, Superior articular process This radioanatomy module of the spinal column presents 18 conventional radiographs of the spine with 192 anatomical structures labeled.

Base and body cervical spine x ray