The examination site of cervical spondylosis needs to be selected according to the specific cervical spondylosis subtypes. Generally, the neck is the preferred site to be examined, followed by the vertebral artery, intracranial artery, etc. according to the need to be examined.
Due to the different tissues and structures involved, cervical spondylosis can be divided into five types: nerve root cervical spondylosis, spinal cord cervical spondylosis, sympathetic cervical spondylosis, vertebral artery cervical spondylosis, and esophageal cervical spondylosis.
Nerve root and spinal cord cervical spondylosis cervical MRI can show nerve root compression and cervical spinal cord compression signs respectively; sympathetic cervical spondylosis cervical X-ray can show cervical spine segmental instability; vertebral artery cervical spondylosis vertebral artery angiography can show vertebral artery segmental compression, tortuosity, and transcranial Doppler ultrasound test results are abnormal; esophageal cervical spondylosis cervical X-ray can show vertebral body anterior edge of the huge bone cumbersome.
Patients with cervical spondylosis should undergo appropriate examinations of the relevant parts of the body under the guidance of their doctors according to their type of cervical spondylosis.