NCCT Cervical Spine

NCCT Cervical Spine is Non-contrast Computed Tomography for the cervical spine. It is an imaging scan that is used to view the cervical/spine vertebrae that are in the back of the neck. The cervical spine is consist of seven vertebras(C1-C7) in the neck area, the first vertebrae of the thoracic spine, and the disk spaces in between them.

Why is NCCT Cervical Spine done?

1. To diagnose the root cause of an unexplained neck pain
2. To diagnose the root cause of an unexplained upper back pain
3. To detect fractures, inflammations, and infections of the bones that are not visible properly in simple x-ray
4. To diagnose the root cause of shoulder pain
5. To diagnose the root cause of arm pain
6. If the patient is having the symptoms such as tingling, numbness, or weakness in the arm or hand.
7. It helps in detecting fractures in the cervical spine and herniated discs.
8. To detect and diagnose a herniated disk
9. To detect malformation in children
10. To detect genetic defects during spinal development in children
11. To identify infection, injury, inflammation of the soft tissues such as muscle, and ligaments of the spine.
12. To diagnose/detect suspected infection, osteoporosis, deformities, abnormal growth of the bones

What is the procedure for NCCT Cervical Spine?

CT Radiologist will explain the procedure for NCCT Cervical Spine

In Which case NCCT Cervical Spine is not Performed?

In case of pregnancy, an NCCT Cervical Spine is not performed.

Cost of NCCT Cervical Spine

The NCCT Cervical Spine test cost near me in Delhi usually ranges from INR 4500 to INR 5500, depending on the diagnostic centre.