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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc XyzYlmn / M / 40 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyznna.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Dorsal Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O backache since 15 days.
H/O vehicular accident 4 months back.

EXAMINATION :

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

4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted axial images.

OBSERVATION :

There is anterior wedging of the D6 vertebral body which follows fat signal characteristics on all the pulse sequences and is suggestive of healing.

A Schmorls node is seen in the superior aspect of the D4 vertebral body with surrounding fatty changes.

Small posterior peridiscal osteophytes are seen at the D3-D4, D4-D5 and D5-D6 levels.

Few mid-dorsal intervertebral discs show loss of water content.

The rest of the visualized dorsal vertebral bodies and the remaining intervertebral discs reveal normal signal intensity. The facet joints and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.

The visualized dorsal spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.


The conus medullaris terminates at the L1 level.

The lumbo-sacral spine was screened with 5 mm thick T1 Weighted sagittal images and shows small posterior disc herniations at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.

The cervico-dorsal spine was screened with 4 mm thick T1 Weighted sagittal images and this reveals no feature of note.

IMPRESSION :

The MRI features are suggestive of :

1. Wedging of the D6 vertebral body with altered signal is most likely the sequelae of previous trauma.

2. Small posterior peridiscal osteophytes at the D3-D4, D4-D5 and D5-D6 levels.

3. Small posterior disc herniations at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.