12 year old female patient with back pain post lumbar puncture. Evaluate for a pathological reason for the pain. Five lumbar type vertebral bodies are presumed to be present. Vertebral body heights are within normal limits. Alignment is within normal limits. Bone marrow signal is benign for the patient's age. The conus medullaris is normal in position. There is no abnormal epidural collection or discrete fluid collection to suggest a CSF leak. There is no significant disc disease, spinal canal stenosis, or neural foraminal stenosis at any level. There is increased STIR signal within the posterior spinal musculature and subcutaneous soft tissues consistent with edema.
1. No evidence of hematoma or fluid collection in the lumbar spine. No spinal canal or neural foraminal stenosis. 2. Edema within the posterior spinal musculature and subcutaneous soft tissues is non-specific and possibly post-procedural. 