Female, 51 years old, with lumbar radiculopathy. Alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No marrow abnormalities are detected. The visualized spinal cord, conus and cauda equina are within normal limits.L1-2: Unremarkable. L2-3: Right greater than left facet hypertrophy. Ligamentum flavum thickening. Minimal bulging disc. Left foraminal disc protrusion which results in significant narrowing of the left neural foramen and possible nerve root impingement. No significant right foraminal stenosis. No spinal canal stenosis. L3-4: Facet hypertrophy with a small facet effusion on the left. Ligamentum flavum thickening. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis. L4-5: Facet hypertrophy. Ligamentum flavum thickening. Minimal bulging disc with a small right foraminal protrusion. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild right foraminal narrowing. L5-S1: Mild facet hypertrophy. Otherwise unremarkable. A left renal cyst is noted incidentally.
A left foraminal disc protrusion at L2-3 is evident resulting in significant narrowing of the neural foramen and possible nerve root impingement.Otherwise only mild degenerative findings are seen without significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis.