Female, 49 years old. Reason: r/o cord compression History: increased fecal incontinence since fall on 9/24/15. The vertebral bodies are appropriate in the overall alignment and height. No compression fractures are seen. The spinal cord has grossly normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There are minimal degenerative changes in the cervical spine with mild central canal narrowing and no associated compromise of the spinal cord.There is mild anterolisthesis of L4-5 and L5-S1 and facet degenerative changes without significant compromise of the central canal. There is at least mild bilateral foraminal narrowing at L5-S1.
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.