sb/hs/rg/nl
Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzhan A. Walmn / M / 39 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzatterji.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervico-dorsal Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O neck pain radiating to the right side of the back.
Alleged H/O fall.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the cervico-dorsal 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.
OBSERVATION :
There is loss of water content of the visualized cervico-dorsal intervertebral discs.
There is continuous ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament over the C2-C3 to the C5-C6 disc levels.
Small postero-central disc herniations are noted at the C3-C4 and C4-C5 levels indenting the dural theca anteriorly.
Mild facetal hypertrophy is seen on the right side at the C3-C4 level.
The rest of the visualized cervico-dorsal vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity. The joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
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The visualized cervico-dorsal spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
1. Continuous ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament over the C2-C3 to the C5-C6 disc levels.
2. Small postero-central disc herniations at the C3-C4 and C4-C5 levels.