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dc.contributor.authorTakhtani, Deepak
dc.contributor.authorScortegagna, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorCataltepe, Oguz
dc.contributor.authorDundamadappa, Sathish Kumar
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:46.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:19:23Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:19:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-25
dc.date.submitted2016-07-12
dc.identifier.citationAJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 May 25:1-5. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.14.14169">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn0361-803X (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.2214/AJR.14.14169
dc.identifier.pmid27223338
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/48060
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: The longus colli muscle (LCM) forms the bulk of the deep flexor muscles of the neck. To our knowledge, very little information on the effects of trauma on this muscle group has been published. We describe MRI findings related to injury of the LCM in patients with a history of neck trauma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A radiology department database was searched to identify patient medical records from 2008 to 2013 that included the keywords "longus colli" and "deep flexors." Patients with fractures and ligament injuries were excluded. Patients with other obvious large soft-tissue injuries and nontraumatic conditions were also omitted. A total of 12 patients met the inclusion criterion of having an isolated or predominant injury to the LCM. Five patients had been involved in a motor vehicle accident, and seven patients had fallen. Eleven patients had undergone a CT examination before MRI was performed. RESULTS: No fractures were noted on CT. MRI examinations of the cervical spine were obtained for the following reasons: for increased prevertebral soft-tissue swelling noted on a CT scan plus neck pain (n = 6), for neck pain only (n = 4), or as part of a routine protocol for assessment of obtunded patients (n = 2). Eight of the 12 patients had isolated injury to the LCM. The remaining four patients also had minor injuries to the other neck muscles. The MR image showed swelling and T2 hyperintensity in the LCM and revealed free fluid in the prevertebral space. CONCLUSION: Isolated injury to the LCM may occur in neck injuries. The MRI findings indicating such injury include increased T2 signal, swelling of the muscle, and the presence of prevertebral fluid.
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dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.14.14169
dc.subjectMRI in cervical spine trauma
dc.subjectdeep flexors of the neck
dc.subjectlongus colli muscle
dc.subjectmotor vehicle accident
dc.subjectneck injury
dc.subjectsoft-tissue injury
dc.subjectRadiology
dc.titleMRI Findings of Injury to the Longus Colli Muscle in Patients With Neck Trauma
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleAJR. American journal of roentgenology
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiology_pubs/165
dc.identifier.contextkey8826529
html.description.abstract<p>OBJECTIVE: The longus colli muscle (LCM) forms the bulk of the deep flexor muscles of the neck. To our knowledge, very little information on the effects of trauma on this muscle group has been published. We describe MRI findings related to injury of the LCM in patients with a history of neck trauma.</p> <p>MATERIAL AND METHODS: A radiology department database was searched to identify patient medical records from 2008 to 2013 that included the keywords "longus colli" and "deep flexors." Patients with fractures and ligament injuries were excluded. Patients with other obvious large soft-tissue injuries and nontraumatic conditions were also omitted. A total of 12 patients met the inclusion criterion of having an isolated or predominant injury to the LCM. Five patients had been involved in a motor vehicle accident, and seven patients had fallen. Eleven patients had undergone a CT examination before MRI was performed.</p> <p>RESULTS: No fractures were noted on CT. MRI examinations of the cervical spine were obtained for the following reasons: for increased prevertebral soft-tissue swelling noted on a CT scan plus neck pain (n = 6), for neck pain only (n = 4), or as part of a routine protocol for assessment of obtunded patients (n = 2). Eight of the 12 patients had isolated injury to the LCM. The remaining four patients also had minor injuries to the other neck muscles. The MR image showed swelling and T2 hyperintensity in the LCM and revealed free fluid in the prevertebral space.</p> <p>CONCLUSION: Isolated injury to the LCM may occur in neck injuries. The MRI findings indicating such injury include increased T2 signal, swelling of the muscle, and the presence of prevertebral fluid.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathradiology_pubs/165
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Neurosurgery
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Radiology
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