ke/bv/rg.
Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzh Plmn / M / 40 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzngsarkar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O neck pain radiating to the LUE since 3 months.

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.

There is a fairly large left postero-lateral disc herniation with small peridiscal osteophytes at the C5-C6 level with antero-lateral indentation of the cord, left neural foraminal narrowing and indentation on the left C6 nerve root (scans 105.16, 104.15-16). The disc material is also seen to migrate superiorly and is noted posterior to the C5 vertebra.

Small posterior disc protrusions are seen at the C3-C4 and C4-C5 levels.

The facet joints at the C4-C5, C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels appear hypertrophied.

The cervical vertebral bodies appear more hypointense than normal and this may suggest a preponderance of haematopoeitic marrow. The joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
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The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.

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

IMPRESSION :

The MRI features are suggestive of :

1. A fairly large left postero-lateral disc herniation at the C5-C6 level with indentation on the spinal cord and left C6 nerve root.

2. Small posterior disc protrusions at the C3-C4 and C4-C5 levels.