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Date : 00.00.00

Name of the Patient : Abc Xyz Jalmn / F / 25 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzngsarkar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the S. I. Joints &
Lower Lumbo-sacral Spine.

CLINICAL PROFILE :

C/O backache with pain radiating to the LLE and paresthesias in all four extremities.
Alleged H/O fall five months back.

EXAMINATION :

M.R.I of the S. I. joints was performed using the following parameters :

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted (with fat saturation) axial images.

5 mm thick T1 Weighted and STIR coronal images.

OBSERVATION :

The left iliac bone adjacent to the left sacro-iliac joint shows hypointense signal on all the pulse sequences suggestive of sclerosis (osteitis condensans ilii).

Both the sacro-iliac joints appear normal. The right iliac bone and the sacral ala show normal signal intensity. There is no bony destruction or erosion. The visualized soft tissues are unremarkable.

The visualized musculature of the pelvis appears normal.

Screening images of the lumbo-sacral spine reveals a posterior disc bulge at the L4-L5 level.

IMPRESSION :

1. A posterior disc bulge at the L4-L5 level.

2. Osteitis condensans ilii on the left side.