 Diffuse osseous metastases involving the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, as well as the sacrum are again noted. There is no evidence of acute cord compression. Mild loss of height of the T12 and T7 vertebral bodies again noted.Moderate degenerative disease affects the lower cervical spine with disk osteophyte complexes, but there is no evidence of acute cord compression. Small disk bulges along the lower thoracic and lumbar spine without acute cord compression.
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. Diffuse osseous metastasis is again seen with no evidence of acute cord compression. Mild epidural extension of sacral metastasis is again seen.Due to the screening nature of this protocol details are not as evident on imaging as dedicated protocols of the spine.