ke/sb
Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyz Dlmn / M / 45 yrs.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Lumbo-sacral Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O backche radiating to the RLE (occasionally) since 1 month.

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 a small postero-central disc herniation at the L5-S1 level with anterior indentation of the thecal sac.

A small, right paracentral peridiscal osteophyte is noted at the D12-L1 level.

Schmorls nodes are seen in the dorso-lumbar region. The lumbar intervertebral discs except for L3-L4 disc show loss of water content.

The lumbar vertebral bodies reveal normal signal intensity. 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 :

22.0 mm at L1-L2
18.0 mm at L2-L3
19.0 mm at L3-L4
18.0 mm at L4-L5
19.0 mm at L5-S1.
..2/.




IMPRESSION :

The MRI features are suggestive of a postero-central disc herniation at the L5-S1 level.