53 year old female with history of low back pain. Five lumbar type vertebral bodies are presumed to be present. Vertebral body heights and intervertebral discs are preserved. Alignment is within normal limits. Bone marrow signal is unremarkable. The conus medullaris is normal in position terminating at the level of L1. The paraspinous soft tissues are within normal limits. Small left renal cyst.Minimal multilevel degenerative changes are seen, as described below:L1-L2: No significant disc disease. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis. L2-L3: No significant disc disease. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis.L3-L4: No significant disc disease. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis. Mild facet hypertrophy. Small facet effusion on the left.L4-L5: No significant disc disease. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis. Mild facet hypertrophy. Small facet effusion on the right.L5-S1: No significant disc disease. No significant spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis. Mild facet hypertrophy.
Minimal facet arthropathy as above without significant neuroforaminal or spinal canal stenosis.