What Does "bulky Spinal Cord With Evidence Of Patchy T2" Mean?

Brief Answer: Minor inflammation of the spinal cord. Detailed Answer: Hi. My name is Vinay Bhardwaj. I work with HealthCareMagic.com and I will be happy to try and help you understand this report. Now ideally, it's always good to correlate the patients symptoms and issues with the results of the scan. So any information you can provide me in future queries will be valuable. As far as the issues of bulky cord and patchy hyperintensities, let me start off by explaining what the T2 sequence on MRI does. The T2 sequence is what we use to look for fluid buildup (or edema, in medical terms). So if you have patches of hyperintensities on T2. That means the MRI machine is seeing patches of fluid buildup in those regions. That fluid build up can be due to many of different things. One of the more common examples in your age group is stretch injuries or trauma. The bulky cord is a matter of debate. Most of the time it's nothing. You see the radiologist is looking at your picture and comparing it to his/her idea of a normal cord. There is quite alot of variation from person to person when it comes to the size and thickness of the cord. So i wouldn't worry too much about that. So all in all. This looks like a report showing some patches of inflammation and fluid buildup in the spinal cord from around the beginning of the thoracic (or chest) part of the spinal cord running all the way down to the beginning of the lumbar (lower back) part of the cord. The cord also looks relatively bulkier to the radiologist as compared to other spinal cords. I hope this answers your question. If there is anything else that you would like to talk about. Or you need more follow-up on this report. Feel free to contact me through HealthCareMagic.

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