62-year-old male with metastatic prostate cancer and known thoracic involvement. Rule-out cord compression. Exam limited by motion.Within these limitations, 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. There is diffuse abnormal bone marrow signal intensity throughout the spine and there is involvement of the vertebral bodies and pedicles. There is evidence of extra-osseous spread, worse from T3 to T8 which causes spinal canal narrowing and is described in more detail on the accompanying same day dedicated thoracic spine MRI.
1.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.2.Diffuse spinal osseous metastases and extraosseous spread, most severe in the thoracic spine, which is more fully characterized on the accompanying dedicated thoracic MRI.