48-year-old male with history of back pain. Evaluate for acute cord compression. There is no evidence of acute cord compression. There is linear STIR signal abnormality throughout the cord which is likely artifactual. Otherwise, spinal cord signal intensity is normal although the mid cervical cord appears decreased in the AP dimension. The bony spinal canal is developmentally narrowed along the cervical spine due to shortened pedicles. Vertebral body heights are maintained. Bone marrow signal is normal. There is prominent dorsal epidural fat in the lumbar spine which causes diffuse mild spinal canal narrowing. There is a mild disc bulge at C3-4 and a moderate disc bulge at C4-5 and C5-6.A dedicated cervical spine MRI will be dictated separately.
1. No evidence of acute cord compression.2. Developmentally narrowed spinal canal with mild degenerative changes as above.3. A dedicated cervical spine MRI will be dictated separately.