20-year-old female with history of hemoglobin SS with lower back pain, shooting down leg. Diffuse hypointensity of the bone marrow again seen without abnormal enhancement or evidence of bone marrow edema. The vertebral column alignment is within normal limits. The vertebral body and disc space heights are preserved. The conus medullaris is normal in signal and morphology and terminates at an appropriate level. There is no significant spinal canal or neural foraminal stenosis at any level. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable. There is diffuse low signal in the partially imaged liver and also present previously.
1. No significant disc disease, spinal canal or neural foraminal stenosis at any level.2. Diffuse marrow signal hypointensity as well as low signal in the partially imaged liver consistent with known sickle cell anemia and iron overload. 