X-ray technique to diagnose spinal diseases

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Thanh Nam - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.

Based on clinical examination, doctors can assign patients to take X-ray of the spine to diagnose spinal diseases. X-ray images of the spine show trauma, degeneration, infection, dislocation, tumor, kyphosis or congenital pathology.

An X-ray of the spine is a technique that uses X-rays to create images. X-rays of the spine can be done to detect injuries such as spinal fractures, infections, dislocations, tumors, and bone spurs. Specifically, doctors may order patients to have an X-ray of the spine in the following cases:
X-ray of the spine to find the cause of constant pain, numbness or weakness in the limbs. Check for arthritis and osteoarthritis of the spine. Check for spinal injuries, such as fractures, breaks, collapses, slips, or dislocations. Examine the spine for infections, bone tumors, and bone metastases. Check for abnormal curves of the spine such as scoliosis in children or young adults. Checking the spine to diagnose congenital spinal diseases such as spina bifida, vitreous bone disease,... Checking for changes after spine surgery. To get the clearest X-ray image of spine pathology, the patient needs to follow the procedures and techniques of X-ray spine as well as notify the doctor if she is pregnant, remove jewelry. ,...

2.1. Scanning straight, tilting the cervical spine, back, lumbar, and coccyx This imaging method detects signs of spinal degeneration, collapse, vertebral body rupture... caused by trauma or congenital malformations, pathology such as tumor, tuberculosis or cancer metastasis, Bechterew...).
2.2. Scanning 3/4 of the cervical spine The imaging technique is as follows: X-ray is projected at an angle of 450 with the straight plane of the cervical spine. The imaging technique is used to detect narrowing of the foramenorrhea in case of signs of nerve root compression. terrible.
2.3. Take C1 - C2 X-ray projecting from front to back, through the mouth in the patient's supine position, with the mouth open for the purpose of detecting fractures of the apex.
2.4. Myelography and saccoradiculography This technique involves injecting contrast material into the canal or into the root capsule. The purpose is to detect stenosis, canal obstruction, nerve root sheath compression due to myeloma, disc herniation.
However, this technique is now rarely performed thanks to the great progress of other techniques such as CT scanning, MRI
Currently, at Vinmec International General Hospital, there are a full range of X-ray machines- Modern radiology, meeting international standards to perform examination and diagnosis of musculoskeletal diseases in general and diseases of the spine in particular. With many years of experience and well-trained in the field of Diagnostic Imaging, the doctors who will perform the spine X-ray procedure will give the most realistic and clearest image results to diagnose the diseases. pathology, find out the lesions, inflammation from the spine.