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A, A 25-year-old man with tetraplegia after a diving accident. Axial 2.5-mm image shows cross-like burst fracture of the body of C5 (open arrow) with posterior displacement and bilateral fractures (arrows) of the posterior arcs. Calculated effective dose of low-dose 16-MDCT examination (120 kV and 160 mAs) is 2.6 mSv. B, Sagittal 2.5-mm image shows burst fracture of the body of C5 (open arrow) with posterior displacement and spinal cord compression.
