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Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc XyzM. Khlmn / M / 42 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc XyzPestonji.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O neck pain radiating to the LUE with paresthesias.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the cervical spine was performed using the following parameters :
4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and Fast Scan (T2 *) axial images.
FEW IMAGES SHOW PATIENT MOTION.
OBSERVATION :
There is a postero-central disc herniation with posterior peridiscal osteophytes at the C6-C7 level with anterior indentation of the thecal sac.
A small posterior disc bulge with posterior peridiscal osteophytes is noted at the C3-C4 level. There is bilateral neural foraminal narrowing at this level. The C3-C4 joints of Luschka show degenerative changes.
Posterior disc bulges with small peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.
The cervical intervertebral discs show loss of water content.
The C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 facet joints show degenerative changes.
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The cervical vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity. The rest of the joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
The MRI features are suggestive of :
1. A postero-central disc herniation with posterior peridiscal osteophytes at the C6-C7 level.
2. A small posterior disc bulge with peridiscal osteophytes at the C3-C4 level. The joints of Luschka at this level show degenerative changes.
3. Facetal arthropathy at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.