Pain and numbness cervical spine Craniovertebral junction appears within normal limits. The cervical vertebral bodies are appropriate in height. Alignment is maintained. Bone marrow signal is within normal limits. The cervical spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. No abnormal enhancement.Mild degenerative changes are seen in the cervical spine as described below:C2-3: No significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.C3-4: No significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.C4-5: No significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.C5-6: Small disc osteophyte complex and bilateral uncovertebral hypertrophy. There is minimal spinal canal narrowing which is slightly worse since prior from 3/17/2009. There is also mild right neural foraminal narrowing. No significant left neural foraminal narrowing. C6-7: Disc osteophyte complex and ligamentum flavum thickening with mild spinal canal stenosis which is worse since prior from 3/17/2009. No abnormal cord signal. No significant neural foraminal stenosis.C7-T1: No significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.The vertebral artery flow voids appear to be intact. Paraspinous soft tissue structures appear within normal limits.
Mild degenerative changes in the cervical spine at the C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels which appear slightly worse since 3/17/2009. There is mild spinal canal stenosis at the C6-C7 level as well as mild right neural foraminal narrowing at the C5-C6 level. Please see details above.