Coronal three-dimensional T2 SPACE (sampling perfection with application-optimised contrasts using different flip-angle evolutions) sequence image through normal craniocervical junction [Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner: slice thickness: 0.8 mm (no interslice gap), TR (time to repetition): 1500 ms, TE (time to echo): 129 ms, FOV (field of view): 160 mm, number of excitations (NEX) averages: 1.6, matrix: 261 × 256, acquisition time: 6.5 ]in) demonstrating normal MRI appearances of the transverse ligament (thick arrows) and alar ligaments (thin arrows)