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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc XyzHajlmn / M / 37 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzngsarkar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Dorso-lumbar Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O backache radiating to BLE (right more than left).
H/O fall 1 year back.
H/O Sheurmanns disease 20 years back for which laminectomy of D11, D12 and L1 was done.

EXAMINATION :

M.R.I of the dorso-lumbar spine was performed using the following parameters :

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.

6 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted axial images.

OBSERVATION :

There is anterior wedging of the D12 vertebral body with a kyphus at that level. The D11-D12 and D12-L1 intervertebral discs show loss of water content. Minimal anterior wedging of the D11 and L1 vertebral bodies is also noted. Anterior peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the D11-D12 and D12-L1 levels.

There is evidence of laminectomy at the D11 and D12 levels, with post-operative changes in the soft tissues in the posterior dorso-lumbar region at these levels.

There is slight compromise of the dorso-lumbar canal at the D12 and L1 levels due to the kyphus. Posteriorly bulging discs with posterior peridiscal osteophytes are noted at the D11-D12 and D12-L1 levels.
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The D11, D12 and L1 vertebral bodies show spotty fatty marrow changes.

The facet joint on the right side at the D12-L1 level appears slightly hypertrophied. The visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.

The visualized lower dorsal spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.

The conus medullaris terminates at the D11-D12 level.

The T1 Weighted sagittal images of the lumbo-sacral region do not reveal any significant feature of note.

IMPRESSION :

1. Post-operative status.

2. Anterior wedging of the D12 vertebral body with a kyphus at that level. Slight compromise of the dorso-lumbar canal at the D12 and L1 levels is noted.

3. Posterior disc bulges with posterior peridiscal osteophytes at the D11-D12 and D12-L1 levels.

4. Slight facetal hypertrophy on the right side at the D12-L1 level.

Published in MRI Reports