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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzha lmn / F / 12 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzralay.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Lumbo-sacral Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O right foot drop since 00.00.00.
H/O fall prior to this.

EXAMINATION :

M.R.I of the lumbo-sacral spine was performed using the following parameters :

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted axial images.

OBSERVATION :

Small posterior disc bulges are noted at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.

The lumbar vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs show normal signal intensity. The facet joints and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.

The conus medullaris terminates at the D12-L1 level and the thecal sac terminates at the S2 level.

The antero-posterior dimensions of the lumbar canal at the level of the intervertebral discs are as follows :

16.0 mm at L1-L2
15.0 mm at L2-L3
14.0 mm at L3-L4
14.0 mm at L4-L5
12.0 mm at L5-S1.

The lower dorsal spinal cord upto the D9 vertebral level is unremarkable.

IMPRESSION :

Small posterior disc bulges at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.


Published in MRI Reports