MRI LUMBAR SPINE:

IMPRESSION:A small disc bulge at the L4-5 AND l5-S1 with no significant central canal or neural formaminal stenosis.
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HISTORY BACK AND LEG PAIN. HISTORY OF BULGING DISC PER PATIENT.

TECHNIQUE:On a 1.5 Tesla magnet, sagittal T1,sagittal T2, axial T2, axial T1-weighted images were performed.

Findings: Alignment is maintained. No loss of lumbar vertebral body height. No marrow signal abnormality. The conus terminates at L1-2 inter-space.

At L1-2, there is no significant central canal or neural foraminal stenosis.

At L2-3, there is no significant central canal or neural foraminal stenosis.

At L3-4, there is no significant central canal or neural foraminal stenosis.

At L4-5, there is a very mild disc bulge causing mild narrowing of the left neural foramen but no evidence of nerve impingement. No central canal stanosis,

At L5-S1, there is a disc bulge. There is a mild narrowing of the bilateral neural foramen but no evident of impingement. No central canal stenosis.