49 years Male (DOB: 8/11/1966)Reason: spinal canal narrowing History: left arm numbnessPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: ADIL JAVED ADIL JAVED The cervical vertebral bodies are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The cervical spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is multilevel disc desiccation present. Straightening of the normal cervical curvature is a nonspecific findingAt 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. There is a mild disc bulge at this level. There is mild facet hypertrophy at this level. There are chronic endplate reactive changes present at this level. There is some partial effacement of spinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord at this level and overall a mild degree of spinal stenosis.At C4-5 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina. There is a mild disc bulge at this level. There is mild facet hypertrophy at this level. There are chronic endplate reactive changes present at this level.At C5-6 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal. There is a mild disc bulge at this level. There is mild facet hypertrophy at this level. There is mild narrowing of the left neural foramen at this level. There are chronic endplate reactive changes present at this level.At C6-7 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal. There is mild encroachment of left-sided exiting nerve roots at this level due to a disc bulgeAt C7-T1 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.The vertebral artery flow voids appear to be intact.
There are multilevel degenerative changes present cervical spine. There is a mild to moderate degree of the encroachment of the left-sided exiting nerve roots within the neural foramen at C6-7 related to a disc bulge and there is mild narrowing of the left neural foramen at C5-6 due to disc material. There is a mild degree of spinal stenosis at C3-4.