Female, 59 years old, with lumbosacral pain, elevated white blood cell count, history of HIV. Assess for epidural abscess. Spinal alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. The marrow signal characteristics are heterogeneous, similar to prior, but without definite focal lesions and with no evidence to suggest edema.The visualized spinal cord, conus and cauda equina are within normal limits. No epidural or paraspinal fluid collections are seen. No abnormal soft tissue processes are noted.The intervertebral discs are preserved with no evidence of spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis.A cystic lesion of the left kidney is noted incidentally.
1.No evidence of any epidural or paraspinal fluid collection is seen. No findings to suggest bony infection are demonstrated.2.The alignment and morphology of the spine are within normal limits. No evidence of spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis is seen. 