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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xylmn / F / 29 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzah.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Dorsal Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O tingling in the LLE since 1 month.

EXAMINATION :

M.R.I of the dorsal spine was performed using the following parameters :

4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.
10 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted axial images.

The cervico-dorsal region was screened with 5 mm thick T2 Weighted sagittal images and brain was screened with 5 mm thick FLAIR axial images.

OBSERVATION :

There is focal increase in diameter of the dorsal spinal cord at the D5 vertebral level and over the D8 to D10 vertebral levels. The dorsal spinal cord at these levels shows a hyperintense signal on the T2 Weighted images, centrally, which appears hypointense on the T1 Weighted images.

The visualized dorsal vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs reveal normal signal intensity. Facetal hypertrophy is noted at the D9-D10 level on the left. The visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.

The conus medullaris terminates at the L1-L2 level.

Screening images of the brain and cervico-dorsal region do not reveal any significant feature of note.
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Screening images of the lumbar spinal reveal Grade I spondylolisthesis of the L5 over the S1 vertebra.

IMPRESSION :

Altered signal in the dorsal spinal cord, centrally, at the D5 and D8 to D10 vertebral levels as described is not specific for a single etiology. Myelitis/demyelination may be considered as differential diagnosis.