Female, 62 years old. Reason: r/o cord compression History: urinary incontinence The vertebral bodies are appropriate in the overall alignment and height. The spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is no compromise of the spinal cord.Mild degenerative changes affect the cervical spine including disc osteophyte complex at C5-6.There is prominence of the epidural fat at the L5 level which appears to mildly to moderately narrow the spinal canal at this level.
This is a limited exam specific for the exclusion of cord compression only and does not exclude more subtle lesions such as intrinsic cord abnormalities. No cord compression is identified. There is mild to moderate spinal canal stenosis suspected at the L5 level related to prominence of the ventral epidural fat.Due to the screening nature of this protocol details are not as evident on imaging as dedicated protocols of the spine.