Table 1 Further investigations for suspected DCM.

From: Management of mild degenerative cervical myelopathy and asymptomatic spinal cord compression: an international survey

Investigation

Responses

Lateral and AP cervical X-ray

70.3% (n = 503)

Flexion and extension X-ray

64.5% (n = 462)

Standing and whole-body X-ray

9.4% (n = 67)

Cervical CT scan

48.3% (n = 346)

Electrophysiology examination

26.7% (n = 191)

Flexion and extension MRI

9.9% (n = 71)

Other

7.1% (n = 51)

None of the above

4.2% (n = 30)