Male, 39 years old, with neck pain and left upper extremity weakness. Spinal alignment is within normal limits. Vertebral body heights are maintained. Bone marrow signal intensity is within normal limits. Minimal prominence of the central canal the spinal cord is evident at C6-7 measuring no more than 1 mm in diameter, likely within the limits of normal variation. The visualized spinal cord otherwise demonstrates normal signal intensity and morphology. C2-3: Facet hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. C3-4: Facet hypertrophy. Mild posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation asymmetric to the right. No significant spinal canal stenosis. No significant foraminal narrowing. C4-5: Facet hypertrophy. Minimal posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild right foraminal narrowing. C5-6: Facet hypertrophy. Posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation with a small central extrusion. Mild effacement of the ventral thecal sac but no significant spinal cord impingement. Mild bilateral foraminal narrowing. C6-7: Facet hypertrophy. Minimal posterior disc-osteophyte complex formation. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis. C7-T1: Facet hypertrophy. No significant spinal canal or foraminal stenosis.
1.Relatively mild disc degeneration, most notable at C5-6 where there is a small central disc extrusion. However, this causes only mild effacement of the ventral thecal sac and no significant cord impingement.2.Mild foraminal narrowing is evident at several levels as discussed above.3.No significant spinal cord signal abnormality is detected. Minimal prominence of the central canal of the spinal cord at C6-7 is likely within the limits of normal variation.