What Is the Ct Junction

First off, the CT Junction is the area/joint where your cervical spine meets your thoracic spine: in other words, the area where the base of your neck meets your upper back. It’s a transition point of your spine, and as a result, is a fairly common area for pain and dysfunction.

What is a CT joint?

Joint CT scans take multiple X-rays from various horizontal and vertical angles. These images are processed by a computer and combined into cross-sectional 3-D representations, which are examined by our radiologists. Typically, a joint CT scan focuses on the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, or ankle.

Where is the cervical thoracic junction?

The C7-T1 spinal motion segment connects the neck (cervical spine) with the upper back (thoracic spine). Together they form the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ). Important features of this junction are: The highly flexible neck transitions to an almost inflexible upper back.