Reason: low back pain with left side radicular pain; sciatica pain 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.At L5-S1 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is disk dessication and end plate reactive change present at this level.At L4-5 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is mild disk desiccation and facet hypertrophy present at this level.At 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.There is a small left renal cystic lesion along the superior aspect of the left kidney which is incompletely visualized on this exam. Most likely this represents a simple renal cyst.
1.There are mild degenerative changes present in the lumbar spine without significant compromise to lumbar spinal canal or neural foramina.