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Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzh Chaudlmn / M / 57 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzah.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O neck pain and pain in the interscapular region with numbness in the LUE since 3 months.
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.
OBSERVATION :
There is loss of water content of the cervical intervertebral discs.
Small posterior disc bulges with peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels, indenting the dural theca anteriorly.
A small posterior disc bulge with small peridiscal osteophytes is noted at the C6-C7 level.
Slight ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is noted at the C4 and C5 vertebral levels.
Degenerative changes of the joints of Luschka are noted at the C4-C5 level bilaterally and on the right at the C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels.
The facet joints at the C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels show degenerative changes.
The cervical vertebral bodies show spotty fatty marrow changes. The visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
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The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
Screening T2 Weighted sagittal images of the dorsal spine do not reveal any significant feature of note.
IMPRESSION :
1. Small posterior disc bulges with peridiscal osteophytes at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.
2. Degenerative changes of the joints of Luschka at the C4-C5 level bilaterally and on the right at the C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels.
3. Facetal arthropathy at the C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.