Fellas,
I had an MRI yesterday and they emailed the report to me. But I dont see a doc for 3 more weeks so I wont know what it says until he translates it to me. Here is the synopsis...can any of you decipher it?
FINDINGS: There is a straight lumbar spine compatible with spasm. The conus medullaris appears normal. Signal generated from the bone marrow of the osseous structure is normal.
L1-L2: The disc shows normal signal intensity without evidence of posterior disc bulge, disc herniation, or spinal stenosis.
L2-L3: There is mild thecal sac indentation related to a 3 mm broad-based disc bulge. Disc dehydration is noted.
L3-L4: There is a 3 mm broad-based disc bulge with mild thecal sac indentation with slightly more bulging to the right than to the left.
L4-L5: There is mild thecal sac indentation related to a 3.5 mm disc protrusion. Disc dehydration is noted.
L5-S1: There is a right lateral disc protrusion measuring 3 mm enlarging the exiting right L5 nerve root. Degenerative disc disease is noted. There is thecal sac indentation.
IMPRESSION: 1. Multilevel discogenic disease.
2. 3 mm right lateral disc protrusion at L5-S1 protruding into the right neural foramen laterally obtunding the epineural fat.
3. 3.5 mm disc protrusion at L4-L5 with mild thecal sac indentation.
4. 3 mm disc protrusion at L3-L4 with mild thecal sac indentation
I had an MRI yesterday and they emailed the report to me. But I dont see a doc for 3 more weeks so I wont know what it says until he translates it to me. Here is the synopsis...can any of you decipher it?
FINDINGS: There is a straight lumbar spine compatible with spasm. The conus medullaris appears normal. Signal generated from the bone marrow of the osseous structure is normal.
L1-L2: The disc shows normal signal intensity without evidence of posterior disc bulge, disc herniation, or spinal stenosis.
L2-L3: There is mild thecal sac indentation related to a 3 mm broad-based disc bulge. Disc dehydration is noted.
L3-L4: There is a 3 mm broad-based disc bulge with mild thecal sac indentation with slightly more bulging to the right than to the left.
L4-L5: There is mild thecal sac indentation related to a 3.5 mm disc protrusion. Disc dehydration is noted.
L5-S1: There is a right lateral disc protrusion measuring 3 mm enlarging the exiting right L5 nerve root. Degenerative disc disease is noted. There is thecal sac indentation.
IMPRESSION: 1. Multilevel discogenic disease.
2. 3 mm right lateral disc protrusion at L5-S1 protruding into the right neural foramen laterally obtunding the epineural fat.
3. 3.5 mm disc protrusion at L4-L5 with mild thecal sac indentation.
4. 3 mm disc protrusion at L3-L4 with mild thecal sac indentation
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