Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population

ABSTRACT Platybasia and basilar invagination are important alterations of the cranial-vertebral transition. Neuroimaging-based platybasia parameters include the Welcker basal angle, distance between the apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line, and the clivus-canal angle. This study aimed to meas...

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Main Authors: Heitor Cabral Frade, Caio César Nuto Leite França, José Jailson Costa do Nascimento, Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda, Eulâmpio José da Silva Neto, Severino Aires Araújo Neto
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author Heitor Cabral Frade
Caio César Nuto Leite França
José Jailson Costa do Nascimento
Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda
Eulâmpio José da Silva Neto
Severino Aires Araújo Neto
author_facet Heitor Cabral Frade
Caio César Nuto Leite França
José Jailson Costa do Nascimento
Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda
Eulâmpio José da Silva Neto
Severino Aires Araújo Neto
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description ABSTRACT Platybasia and basilar invagination are important alterations of the cranial-vertebral transition. Neuroimaging-based platybasia parameters include the Welcker basal angle, distance between the apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line, and the clivus-canal angle. This study aimed to measure and correlate these parameters in a sample from northeast Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of craniometric parameters from individuals submitted to magnetic resonance at an outpatient imaging center between 2011 and 2012. Results Of 181 analyzed cases, the Welcker basal angle averaged 128.96º (SD 6.51), median distance between apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line was 2.27 mm (IQR -1.23–4.47) and the median clivus-canal angle was 150.5º (IQR 143.2–157.3). The Welcker basal angle was inversely correlated to the clivus-canal angle, and correlated to the distance between the apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line. Conclusion There was a tendency to platibasia, basilar invagination and narrowing of the cranio-vertebral transition.
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spelling doaj-art-8dfc43942dc842e58cbc8e2edf05d1bb2025-08-20T03:06:51ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-422775741942310.1590/0004-282x20170071S0004-282X2017000700419Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian populationHeitor Cabral FradeCaio César Nuto Leite FrançaJosé Jailson Costa do NascimentoMaurus Marques de Almeida HolandaEulâmpio José da Silva NetoSeverino Aires Araújo NetoABSTRACT Platybasia and basilar invagination are important alterations of the cranial-vertebral transition. Neuroimaging-based platybasia parameters include the Welcker basal angle, distance between the apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line, and the clivus-canal angle. This study aimed to measure and correlate these parameters in a sample from northeast Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of craniometric parameters from individuals submitted to magnetic resonance at an outpatient imaging center between 2011 and 2012. Results Of 181 analyzed cases, the Welcker basal angle averaged 128.96º (SD 6.51), median distance between apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line was 2.27 mm (IQR -1.23–4.47) and the median clivus-canal angle was 150.5º (IQR 143.2–157.3). The Welcker basal angle was inversely correlated to the clivus-canal angle, and correlated to the distance between the apex of the odontoid and Chamberlain’s line. Conclusion There was a tendency to platibasia, basilar invagination and narrowing of the cranio-vertebral transition.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000700419&lng=en&tlng=enplatybasiamagnetic resonance imagingcephalometry
spellingShingle Heitor Cabral Frade
Caio César Nuto Leite França
José Jailson Costa do Nascimento
Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda
Eulâmpio José da Silva Neto
Severino Aires Araújo Neto
Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
platybasia
magnetic resonance imaging
cephalometry
title Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
title_full Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
title_fullStr Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
title_full_unstemmed Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
title_short Cranio-vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast Brazilian population
title_sort cranio vertebral transition assessment by magnetic resonance imaging in a sample of a northeast brazilian population
topic platybasia
magnetic resonance imaging
cephalometry
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000700419&lng=en&tlng=en
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