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09-27-2015, 05:45 PM | #1 | ||
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i have had horrible neck pain for some time ( years) I finally got an MRI can anyone tell me if you see anything to worry about? I'm a 41 year old female. Right now my doc just has me on narcotic pain Medes 10/325 , but I'd like to ensure I have liver function left in 10-20 years so don't want to keep taking such high doses. I'm seeing words like cyst, bulge, protrusion etc and don't really under stand what it all means or if it's just normal aging ??
Details Narrative MR cervical spine without contrast: HISTORY: 41-year-old with chronic neck pain. TECHNIQUE: MR imaging of the cervical spine was performed on 9/25/2015 using multiple planes and multiple sequences. No intravenous contrast was administered. COMPARISON: Cervical spine x-rays from 5/8/2014 FINDINGS: There is straightening of the cervical lordosis. The cervical thoracic junction is well aligned. The heights of the vertebral bodies are maintained. There is no evidence of compression fracture or spondylolisthesis. The intervertebral spaces heights are maintained. There is subtle disc desiccation throughout the cervical spine. There is no bone marrow signal abnormality. There could be subtle ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The cord signal is normal. The partial evaluation of the cerebellar tonsils and foramen magnum is unremarkable. C2-C3: There is mild right facet disease. There is moderate right foramina narrowing. The left foramen is patent. There is no central canal stenosis. C3-C4: There is disc osteophyte complex, moderate to severe right facet disease. There is moderate to severe right foraminal stenosis. The left foramen is patent. There is no central canal narrowing. C4-C5: There is mild right facet disease and minimal disc bulge, without foramina narrowing or central canal stenosis. C5-C6: There is mild bilateral facet disease with a miniscule left facet 3 mm synovial cyst. There is no significant disc bulge. There is mild left foramina narrowing. The right foramen is patent. There is no central canal stenosis C6-C7: There is central disc protrusion. There is no foramina narrowing. There is mild effacement of the chest is signal, without central canal stenosis. C7-T1: Unremarkable. Impression Straightening of the cervical lordosis. Equivocal ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, that can be associated to ankylosing spondylitis or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Spondylotic degenerative changes, resulting in moderate right foramina narrowing at C2-C3 and moderate to severe right foraminal stenosis at C3-C4. Central disc protrusion at C6-C7, with mild effacement of the anterior CSF signal, without central canal |
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