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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyze Karkhanalmn / F / 43 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc XyzV. Shah.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Lumbo-sacral Spine.

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 and L4-L5 intervertebral discs.

Minimal posterior disc bulges with peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.

Facetal hypertrophy is noted at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels bilaterally (more pronounced at the L4-L5 level on the right).

A hemangioma with fat content is noted in the L3 vertebral body.

The rest of 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 level and the thecal sac terminates at the S2 level.







The antero-posterior dimensions of the lumbar canal at the level of the intervertebral discs are as follows :

18.0 mm at L1-L2
18.0 mm at L2-L3
16.0 mm at L3-L4
15.0 mm at L4-L5
14.0 mm at L5-S1.

Note is made of osteitis condensans ili bilaterally.

IMPRESSION :

1. Minimal posterior disc bulges with peridiscal osteophytes at the L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.

2. Facetal hypertrophy at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels bilaterally (more pronounced at the L4-L5 level on the right).