Clinical question: Rule out mass. Signs and symptoms Cone patient with worsening back pain on the left there Nonenhanced lumbar MRI: There is normal signal intensity of vertebral column.There is normal anatomical alignment of vertebral column. There is no evidence of spinal canal compromise or stenosis at any level.There is no evidence of neural foraminal compromise at any level.There is no appreciable degenerative disk disease at any level.Mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in the lower lumber spine at L4 -- L5 and L5 -- S1 levels are however present.There is normal signal intensity and morphology of the lower most visualized thoracic cord, conus and cauda equina.There is normal perispinal soft tissues.
Unremarkable nonenhanced lumbar MRI.