Multidetector-row computed tomography (CT) offers important advantages over conventional imaging modalities in the evaluation of the post-trauma cervical spine. It allows for faster scanning times, critical for triaging post-trauma patients as well as for eliminating motion artifacts, and allows for thinner collima-tion and the ability to achieve an isotropic data set which can be reformatted in any plane without loss of spatial resolution. In addition, three-dimensional volume-rendered reconstructions of images obtained using multidetector scanners can provide additional information in denning extent of injury, allowing neurosurgeons to see the fractures in any plane, simulating intraoper-ative views. 3D multidetector-row CT represents an advance in CT technology and can help ensure rapid, accurate evaluation of cervical spine injuries.