Male, 34 years old, with pain and tingling radiating from the neck to the posterior arm to the index finger and thumb. The cervical lordosis is slightly straightened but alignment is otherwise unremarkable. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No pathologic marrow replacement or edema is seen.The central canal of the spinal cord becomes mildly prominent at the C6 level where it measures slightly over 2 mm in diameter. Cord signal and morphology are otherwise unremarkable. The cervico-medullary junction is unremarkable. No evidence of a Chiari malformation is seen.C2-3: Mild right uncovertebral hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.C3-4: Mild uncovertebral hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.C4-5: Posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation and left greater than right uncovertebral hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing. C5-6: Mild left paracentral posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. C6-7: Mild posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation and right greater than left uncovertebral hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Moderate right foraminal narrowingC7-T1: No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.
1.Mild prominence of the central canal the spinal cord is seen at the C6 level. As this does appear to exceed 2 mm in diameter, it could represent syringohydromyelia. The underlying cause of this abnormality has not clearly evident.2.Relatively mild disc osteophyte formation and uncovertebral hypertrophy are seen. This results in a mild left foraminal narrowing at C4-5 and a moderate right foraminal narrowing at C6-7.