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Date : 00.00.00
Name of the Patient : Abc Xyz Waghlmn / F / 48 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzngsarkar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE:
C/O neck pain radiating to the RUE with paresthesias since 1 month.
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 :
There is loss of normal cervical lordosis.
There is a right paracentral disc herniation with peridiscal osteophytes at the C6-C7 level with mild indentation upon the right C7 nerve root and the spinal cord.
A small left postero-lateral disc herniation with peridiscal osteophytes is seen at the C5-C6 level with mild left neural foraminal narrowing.
The cervical intervertebral discs show loss of water content.
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 shows normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION :
1. A right paracentral disc herniation with peridiscal osteophyte at the C6-C7 level with mild indentation upon the right C7 nerve root and the spinal cord.
2. A small left postero-lateral disc herniation at the C5-C6 level.