sb/hs/rg/nl
Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc XyzPalmn / M / 45 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzah.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE:
C/O backache and numbness in BLE and tingling in both hands.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the cervical spine was performed using the following parameters :
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and Fast Scan (T2 *) axial images.
OBSERVATION :
Postero-central protruded discs are noted at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.
There is loss of water content of the cervical intervertebral discs.
The cervical vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity. The joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
The facet joints at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels show mild degenerative changes bilaterally.
The cervical spinal cord shows normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
1. Postero-central protruded discs at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.
2. Slight degenerative changes of the cervical facet joints bilaterally at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels.