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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc XyzK. lmn / F / 70 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyznna.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O neck pain radiating to BUE with paresthesias and weakness of BLE since 4-5 years.

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 :

The cervical intervertebral discs show loss of water content.

The joints of Luschka on the left side at the C6-C7 level shows mild degenerative
changes with narrowing of the left neural foramen. Degenerative changes are also seen in the joints of Luschka at the C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels on the left side.

Focal fatty changes are noted in the upper cervical vertebral bodies.

The remaining cervical vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity. The rest of the joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.

The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.

The clivus is more horizontally placed as compared to normal.

The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.

Subcentimeter and approximately 1.0 cms lymphnodes are visualizsed in the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck deep to the sternomastoid muscle.

IMPRESSION :

Mild degenerative changes of the joints of Luschka on the left side at the C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels.