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03-21-2013, 05:54 PM | #1 | ||
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What is desiccated and presents a bright annulus at the L5-S1.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | ginnie (03-21-2013) |
03-28-2013, 02:45 AM | #2 | ||
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Dessicated = degraded, degenerated - probably referring to a lumbar disk. I don't know what a bright annulus means, other than usually on an MRI (depends on the type) a bright white color indicates fluid, which in a disk would be good and the opposite of a dessicated disk, which would probably appear black. Is this what you were asking? BIBO |
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Dessicated means that the disc is drying out. That happens as we age, usually but some of us experience it sooner than others.
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