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Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc XyzGlmn / M / 48 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzrani.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O neckpain radiating to the RUE with paresthesias.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the cervical spine was performed using the following parameters :
4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and Fast Scan (T2 *) axial images.
OBSERVATION :
There is a small, right paracentral disc herniation at the C5-C6 level with antero-lateral indentation of the cord.
A small postero-central protruded disc is noted at the C3-C4 level. Posterior peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the C3-C4 and C5-C6 levels. Small disc herniation is noted at the D1-D2 level. The cervical intervertebral discs show loss of water content.
Focal fatty changes are noted in the upper cervical vertebrae. The rest of the cervical vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity. The joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
1. A small, right paracentral disc herniation at the C5-C6 level.
2. A small postero-central protruded disc at the C3-C4 level.