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What Does My MRI Scan Test Report Indicate?

Hello Doctor, My sister was experiencing neck pain from past few years. She is 34 years old. She works on computer and never realised it was danger to spend more time on it. Finally she ended up taking MRI CERVICAL SPINE on doctors suggestion. Here are the details Study Protocol: Spin Echo T1 W and Fast Spin Echo T2 W SAGITTAL IMAGES of cervical spince were obtained on deducated quadrature neck coil and correlated with medic and T2*W Axial images. Findings: Spinal curvature is maintained Vertebral bodies show normal signal intensity.Height of vertebral bodies are normal Endplates show normal signal intesities Disc osteophyte complex seen at C4-5,C5-6 indenting anterior thecal sac and traversing right nerve root ALL and PLL are normal at levels Bony Spinal dimension is normal Lateral recess is normal Visualised cord is normal Could you please provide your suggestion based on this report ?
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Hello.
Thank you for contacting HCM.

I have gone through your MRI report and will try my best to explain it to you. There are two primary areas of concern when describing spinal canal stenosis. The first is the central spinal canal and the second are the exiting neural foraminae. What your report suggests is that there is small area of disc protrusion in addition to tiny bony growths which are indenting the thecal sac which is the covering over the spinal cord. From your report it appears that there is no significant spinal stenosis and I would recommend you consult your local neurophysician to rule out neck rigidity or neck pain after detailed clinical evaluation and provide you further management accordingly. Rest of the findings in your report are in accordance with the normal cervical spine structures.

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What Does My MRI Scan Test Report Indicate?

Hello. Thank you for contacting HCM. I have gone through your MRI report and will try my best to explain it to you. There are two primary areas of concern when describing spinal canal stenosis. The first is the central spinal canal and the second are the exiting neural foraminae. What your report suggests is that there is small area of disc protrusion in addition to tiny bony growths which are indenting the thecal sac which is the covering over the spinal cord. From your report it appears that there is no significant spinal stenosis and I would recommend you consult your local neurophysician to rule out neck rigidity or neck pain after detailed clinical evaluation and provide you further management accordingly. Rest of the findings in your report are in accordance with the normal cervical spine structures. I hope this answers your question. Please feel free to contact HCM again if you have any concerns. Wishing you good health.