62 year-old female with lower abdominal, hip, and back pain.IMAGE ACQUISITIONS: Lumbar spine CT without contrast Vertebral column alignment and density are normal. There is posterior disk bulge, bilateral facet joint hypertrophy, and ligamentum flavum thickening at L5-S1 causing mild spinal stenosis and bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing. No other significant lumbar degenerative disease is noted. MRI of the lumbar spine would provide a more detailed evaluation.
Degenerative disk disease at L5-S1 causing mild spinal stenosis