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Which spinal segment has a vertebrae with an oval-shaped body?
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Actually all spinal-: -bodies are some what oval. On X rays they always look square. Almost all imaging shows them square, but coronal CT & MRI images showthe more oval shape @ the disk sspaces.
Answered 5/22/2015
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