Reason: Eval for Radiculopathy History: Neck and RUE Pain The cervical vertebral bodies are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The cervical spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is mild reversal of the cervical curvature at C5-6 (also present on the prior exam). There is opacification of the sphenoid sinus present.At C2-3 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C3-4 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C4-5 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina. There is a minor left lateral disk protrusion present at this level and mild disk dessication. There is mild loss of disk space height.At C5-6 there is disk dessication and a broad based central disk protrusion associated with effacement of CSF ventral and posterior to the spinal cord. This has mildly progressed wince the prior exam. There is no T2 signal hyperintensity in the adjacent vertebral bodies on T2 STIR imaging. There are minor/mild endplate osteophyte formation present at this level. There is mild loss of disk space height at this level.At C6-7 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina. There is mild disk dessication at this level with a minor disk bulge and minor loss of disk space height.At C7-T1 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.The vertebral artery flow voids appear to be intact.
1.A disk protrusion at C5-6 has mildly progressed since the prior exam and creates mild to moderate spinal stenosis.2.There are mild degenerative changes in the cervical spine mainly in the form of disk disease as detailed above.