Male, 55 years old, with intracranial abscesses. For numbering purposes, there appear to be 13 rib-bearing vertebral bodies. No evidence of acute cord compression is seen. There is mild to moderate chronic degenerative narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical region. A small focus of linear cord T2 signal abnormality at the C4-5 level may reflect myelomalacia. Elsewhere, no significant compromise of the spinal canal is seen. Reversal of the cervical lordosis is noted. Elsewhere, spinal alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body heights are preserved. Mild endplate edema and facet arthropathy are seen in the lower lumbar region. A 1 cm focus of enhancement within the L1 vertebral body is nonspecific but may represent a hemangioma.
1.No evidence of acute cord compression.2.Chronic degenerative narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical region can be better assessed with dedicated imaging when clinically appropriate.