EXAMINTION : Lumbosacral Spines
MRI OF LUMBAR SPINE
TECHNIQUE: Sagittal T1,FSET2,FSEPD,axial FSET2,coronal FSET2/FS and postcontrast study
HISTORY:
FINDINGS: The study reveals...
-Straightening of LS spines
-At T10-11 level: ligamentum flavum thickening causing mild spinal cord compression
-T1-hypointense,T2-hyperintense and enhancing lesion involving L5-S1 vertebral endplates with T2-hyperintense L5-S1 disc
-Enhancing soft tissue in pre, paravertebral regions from L4 to S1 levels
-Small abscess formation in prevertebral region at L5
-Also note enhancing anterior eqidural soft tissue at L5-S1 causing moderate to severe spinal canal stenosis and traversing root sleeve compression
-Small enhancing lesion at the anterior endplate of L2-L3 is seen.
-At L2-3 and L3-4 levels: diffuse disc bulge with facet hypertrophy causing mild traversing root sleeve compression
-At L4-5 level: disc protrusion with facet hypertrophy causing moderate traversing root sleeve compression
-T2-hyperintense signal and enhancement of the paraspinal muscles and adjacent posterior element from L3 to S1 levels
-Moderate to severe neural forminal narrowing of bilateral L4-5 and L5-S1
-Marked splenomegaly
IMPRESSION:T10-11 ligamentum flavum thickening causing mild spinal cord compression
No spinal cord signal change
Infectious spondylodiscitis at L5-S1 with intradiscal abscess and small abscess formation in prevertebral region of L5
Enhancing phiegmon in pre and paravertebral regions from L4 to S1
Also note enhancing anterior eqidural soft tissue at L5-S1 causing moderate to severe spinal canal stenosis and traversing root sleeve compression
Possibly spondylodiscitis at anterior endplate of L2-3 DDx degenerative inflammation
L4-5 disc protrusion with facet hypertrophy causing moderate traversing root sleeve compression
Moderate to severe neural foraminal narrowing of bilateral L4-5 and L5-S1 causing moderate to severe nerve root compression
Marked splenomegaly