Female, 13 years old, with left renal atrophy, recurrent urinary tract infections, and vesicoureteral reflux. Assess for spinal cord abnormalities, and specifically for evidence of tethered cord. The visualized spinal cord and conus are within normal limits. The nerve roots of the cauda equina disperse evenly through the thecal sac. The conus tip terminates at the T12-L1 level which is normal. On prone imaging, the conus and cauda equina show evidence of anterior displacement. No fatty filum terminale or other intraspinal fatty lesions are seen. No pathologic intraspinal enhancement is detected.Spinal alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No evidence of any segmentation anomaly is seen. Marrow signal characteristics are unremarkable. No pathologic marrow enhancement is seen. Scattered Schmorl's nodes are seen but no significant disc herniations are evident. The spinal canal and neural foramina are widely patent. The left kidney is not visualized.
No significant spinal abnormalities, and in particular, no evidence of tethered cord.