 There is straightening of the normal cervical lordosis. The vertebral body heights are well-maintained. There is diffuse disc desiccation and degenerative bone marrow signal changes, but no evidence of tumor. At C3-4, a posterior disc osteophyte complex results in central spinal stenosis with compression of the spinal cord, which displays patchy high T2 signal, as well as at least moderate neural foraminal narrowing bilaterally. At C4-5 and C5-6 posterior disc osteophyte complexes result in moderate spinal canal stenosis and bilateral neural foraminal narrowing. There is no significant disc bulge, herniation, spinal canal or foraminal stenosis within the remainder of the cervical spine. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable. THORACIC SPINE
1.Degenerative spondylosis in the cervical spine, in which a disc-osteophyte complex at C3-4 compresses the spinal cord, with associated edema or myelomalacia.2.Prominent ligamentum flavum thickening and possible calcification or ossification with associated moderate narrowing of the spinal canal at T10-11. 3.Degenerative spondylosis in the lumbar spine and congenital narrowing of the spinal canal result in compression of the spinal cord at L1-2 with associated edema or myelomalacia and indentation upon the cauda equina nerve roots at L2-3 and L3-4. In addition, the degenerative spondylosis is associated with moderate neural foraminal stenosis on the left at L3-4 and on the right at L4-5, as well as mild left neural foraminal narrowing at L4-5.4.Patchy enhancement surrounding the L4 through S1 spinous processes may be related to Baastrup disease.5.No gross evidence of lymphoma involving the spine.