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What Does This Spinal MRI Test Result Indicate?

MRI showed dextroscoliosis of the upper and levoscoliosis of the lower cervical spine.grade 1 anterior listhesis is seen c2 over c3,c3 over 4,c7 over t1.Intravertebral disc degenerative changes are seen at c3-c7..Modic type 1 discogenic bone marrow signal alteration is seen at c3-c7.no chiari malformation.
Tue, 26 Dec 2017
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dextro Means right and levo means left. Scoliosis means side curvature of spine. cervical spine means spine in the region of neck. Report says your upper cervical spine is turned towards right and lower cervical spine is turned to left side. Listhesis means displacement of one vertebra over the other. Your second cervical C2 vertebra is displaced over third cervical c3 vertebra and hence c3 over c4 and c7 over T1. Disc is present between two vertebra and contains fluid in the centre. Degenerative changes in the form of disc means loss of fluid from the disc and decrease in the height of disc. Modic changes are seen at the end plate of vertebra and ranges from grade 1 to 4.
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What Does This Spinal MRI Test Result Indicate?

Dear patient dextro Means right and levo means left. Scoliosis means side curvature of spine. cervical spine means spine in the region of neck. Report says your upper cervical spine is turned towards right and lower cervical spine is turned to left side. Listhesis means displacement of one vertebra over the other. Your second cervical C2 vertebra is displaced over third cervical c3 vertebra and hence c3 over c4 and c7 over T1. Disc is present between two vertebra and contains fluid in the centre. Degenerative changes in the form of disc means loss of fluid from the disc and decrease in the height of disc. Modic changes are seen at the end plate of vertebra and ranges from grade 1 to 4.