Kinematic Cervical Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Low-Impact Trauma Assessment

Kinematic magnetic resonance imaging can be implemented as a noninvasive adjunct examination for injuries in the cervical spine in the clinical assessment of ligamentous, disk, and soft-tissue injuries, as a basis for determining medical vs. surgical management, and in establishing the degree of functional clinical impairment. This article discusses the clinical indications and application of kinematic cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging method in the diagnosis and management of cervical spine injuries. The spectrum and grading classification of cervical spine injuries using kinematic magnetic resonance imaging is also discussed.