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Thirty-six control subjects had computer assisted myelography (CAM) using the EMI CT 5005 scanner. The normal cervical cord is elliptical, more circular at the upper and lower ends and flatter in the mid-segments. Asymptomatic cord deformities, usually mild, were present in nine subjects (25%). Four measurements, namely, sagittal diameter (APD), transverse diameter (TD), area (a) and circumference (c) were made and two more parameters calcultted i.e. APD/TD ratio and circularity (=4 π a/c2). These control values form the basis of qualitative and quantitative assessment of cord deformity. When cord measurements are to be used, control values should be obtained for each scanner and procedures should be standardized
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Yu, Y.L., du Boulay, G.H., Stevens, J.M. et al. Morphology and measurements of the cervical spinal cord in computer-assisted myelography. Neuroradiology 27, 399–402 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327602
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