Incontinence, weakness, lumbar spine pain The vertebral bodies are appropriate in the overall alignment and height. The spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is no significant spinal canal stenosis in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine. No evidence of cord compression. Lumbar neural foramina are grossly preserved based on the sagittal sequences.
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.Due to the screening nature of this protocol details are not as evident on imaging as dedicated protocols of the spine.