 There are postsurgical changes of thoracic spinal decompression and posterior spinal instrumentation. Screws are seen at the T7, T8, T11, and T12 levels as well as paraspinous rods extending from T7-T12. There is extensive susceptibility artifact related to the hardware which renders MR evaluation of these levels nondiagnostic. The spinal canal superior and inferior to these operated levels is patent.Limited evaluation of the cervical spine on the sagittal counting sequence demonstrates postsurgical changes of anterior cervical fusion at C5 to C6. There is mild anterolisthesis of C5 on C6. There is moderate spinal canal stenosis at this level. These findings were better assessed on recent MRI complete spine study dated 11/29/2015.
Postsurgical changes of thoracic spinal canal decompression and instrumentation from T7 to T12. There is extensive susceptibility artifact related to the hardware which renders evaluation of these levels nondiagnostic. CT with contrast would be helpful for follow-up evaluation. If repeat MRI is considered, would suggest obtaining on a 1.5 Tesla scanner. 