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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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What Does This All This Say In Layman's Terms.. There

What does this all this say in layman's terms.. there is maintenance of the lumbar lordosis. There is no listhesis or
compression fracture. The bone marrow signal is unremarkable. There is
relative maintenance of intervertebral disc height. There is minimal loss
of intervertebral disc signal noted at L3/L4. The conus medullaris
terminates at L1/L2 and is unremarkable.

There is a 18 mm T2 hyperintense lesion within the medial aspect of the
superior left kidney which likely represents a cyst, as before. There is
a small amount of nonspecific subcutaneous edema of the lower back.

T10/T11: Redemonstrated on sagittal images is a left lateral disc
protrusion in the subarticular zone which is not included on axial images
and less well assessed on this exam than on prior. This appears to
contributes to mild central canal stenosis, as before.

T11/T12 through L1/L2: There is mild broad-based disc bulging which
effaces the ventral CSF without significant central canal or neural
foraminal narrowing.

L2/L3: No significant abnormality.

L3/L4: There is mild broad-based disc bulging which leads to minimal
central canal narrowing when combined with ligamentum flavum infolding
and facet joint arthrosis. There is mild left without significant right
neural foraminal narrowing.

L4/L5: There is no significant posterior disc abnormality or focal disc
herniation. There is mild ligamentum flavum infolding and facet joint
arthrosis. There is mild left without significant right neural foraminal
narrowing.

L5/S1: There is a mild broad-based disc bulge which is eccentric to the
right without significant central canal narrowing. Disc bulging is
eccentric to the right and abuts the exited right L5 nerve root in a far
lateral location as on image 24 of series 6. There is mild to moderate
right without significant left neural foraminal narrowing. There is
bilateral facet joint arthrosis, right greater than left. Findings are
essentially new when compared to prior MRI.
posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2016
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