A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pediatric Basilar Invagination
Etiology: congenital
Imaging: odontoid process > 3mm above Chamberlain’s line (line drawn between hard palate + opisthion), ventral compression of cervicomedullary junction
Radiology Cases of Basilar Invagination
Sagittal CT without contrast of the cervical spine shows the tip of the dens is 6 mm above Chamberlain’s line.