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. 2005 Jun 21;15(3):278–282. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0946-y

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

a Sagittal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 3 years old pediatric individual shows the tip, neck, and base of the odontoid process (T tip of the odontoid, N the neck of the odontoid, Ba the base of the odontoid, Bo the body of C2, one arrow shows dentocentral synchondrosis, double arrow shows apicodental synchondrosis). b. Coronal T1-weighted MRI of a pediatric case shows the segments of the odontoid process (T tip of the odontoid, N the neck of the odontoid, Ba the base of the odontoid, Bo the body of C2, one arrow shows dentocentral synchondrosis, double arrow shows apicodental synchondrosis). c Segmentation of an adult odontoid process in a direct X-ray (T tip of the odontoid, N the neck of the odontoid, Ba the base of the odontoid, Bo the body of C2)