Hello,
Can someone please explain my MRI reading so I can understand why I'm having so much pain in my lower back and left leg.
Report: Lumbar spine MRI without Gadolinium shows normal sinal alignment. Mildly narrowed L3-4 disc space. Mild bulging annuli of the lower three lumbar disc spaces.
At L5-S1, the bulging annulus effaces the fat ventral to the traversing S1 nerve roots as they exit the thecal sac but caused no posterior displacement of the nerve roots. No significant central canal or neural foraminal compromise.
Mild focal kyphosis at T11-12 with angulation of 17 degrees between the vertical access of the lower thoracic spine and upper lumbar spine. Broad-based bullging annulus at T11-12 effaces the ventral thecal sac but causes no significant central canal or neural foraminal compromise. Normal conus medullaris.
Impressions:
1. Mildly narrowed L3-4 disc space.
2. Mild bulging annuli of the lower three lumbar disc spaces and T11-12.
3. No significant central or neural foraminal compromise.
4. Mild focal kyphosis T11-12.
Thank you