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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc XyzPlmn / M / 51 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzdar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Lumbo-sacral Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O backache radiating to the LLE with numbness since 2 years.

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 :

There is slight loss of water content of the L3-L4 intervertebral disc.

Minimal posterior disc bulges are noted at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels. Slight hypertrophy of the facet joints is also noted at these levels.

A left postero-lateral disc bulge is identified at the L3-L4 level narrowing the left neural foramen.

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








The conus medullaris terminates at the L1-L2 level and the thecal sac terminates at the S1 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
15.0 mm at L3-L4
12.0 mm at L4-L5
11.0 mm at L5-S1.

IMPRESSION :

Small posterior disc bulges at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels with a left postero-lateral disc bulge at the L3-L4 level.