51 years Female (DOB:4/20/1964)Reason: bilateral painful lumbar radiculopathy not improving with conservative measures, eval for e/o disc herniation or other compressive lesion History: numbness/tingling painReferring Attending: TODD STERN Five lumbar type vertebral bodies are presumed to be present which are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The conus medullaris on sagittal imaging is grossly intact. No abnormal enhancing lesions are appreciated in the lumbar spine.At L5-S1 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy present this level.At L4-5 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is mild facet and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy at this levelAt L3-4 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.At L2-3 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.At L1-2 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.
1.No compromise to lumbar spinal canal or neural foramina. There are mild degenerative changes present in the lower lumbar spine.2.No mass lesions are appreciated within the lumbar spinal canal