Female, 49 years old, with left thigh pain. Alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No evidence of marrow replacement or marrow edema is seen. The visualized distal spinal cord, conus and nerve roots of the cauda equina are unremarkable. No epidural abnormalities are suspected.L1-2: Unremarkable. L2-3: Small left foraminal disc protrusion. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal narrowing. L3-4: Small right foraminal disc protrusion. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild right foraminal narrowing. L4-5: Mild facet arthropathy. The intervertebral disc is preserved. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. L5-S1: Mild facet arthropathy. Minimal left foraminal protrusion/annular fissuring. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Minimal left foraminal narrowing.
Mild disc degeneration is seen with small foraminal protrusions at L2-3, L3-4 and questionably at L5-S1. No high-grade spinal canal or foraminal stenosis is detected.