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michael10711
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I had a Laminectomy on June 1, 2010 and it just doesn't feel right. My doctors wont explain. Can someone please help explain my MRI to me. It has been four months and my pain still averages at about an 8. Someone please help!
History: Low back pain. Status post lurabar spine surgery at L4-L5.
Technique: Multiplanar, multisequence MRI of the lurabar spine, without and
with contrast. 20 ml of Omniscan was injected intravenously.
Comparison:MRI of the lurabar spine from 04/27/2010
BODY OF REPORT:
The lurabar lordosis is preserved. Vertebral body heights are maintained.
There is no listhesis. The marrow signal is within normal limits. The
conus is normal in signal and position, located at L1.
T12-L1: Within normal limits.
L1-L2: Within normal limits.
L2-L3: Within normal limits.
L3-L4: Mild disc bulge. Mild bilateral facet hypertrophy. No central
canal or foraminal narrowing. Findings are similar to the prior study.
L4-L5: Disc desiccation and narrowing. Disc bulge with a superimposed
spondylotic central disc protrusion, slightly decreased in size since the
prior study. Bilateral facet hypertrophy. Mild to moderate central canal
narrowing. Mild left foraminal narrowing. An enhancing scar tract is
noted between the spinous processes of L4 and L5, just to the left of
midline. There is no drainable fluid collection. Minimal enhancing scar
tissue is noted just medial to the left facet joint, measuring 3 mm in
thickness.
L5-S1: Mild disc bulge. Mild bilateral facet hypertrophy. No significant
central canal or foraminal narrowing. Findings are similar to the prior
study.
IMPRESSION:
Disc bulge at L4-L5, with a superimposed spondylotic central disc
protrusion, slightly decreased in size since the prior study.
Postsurgical changes at L4-L5, with minimal enhancing scar tissue within
the left lateral epidural space, just medial to the left facet joint.
History: Low back pain. Status post lurabar spine surgery at L4-L5.
Technique: Multiplanar, multisequence MRI of the lurabar spine, without and
with contrast. 20 ml of Omniscan was injected intravenously.
Comparison:MRI of the lurabar spine from 04/27/2010
BODY OF REPORT:
The lurabar lordosis is preserved. Vertebral body heights are maintained.
There is no listhesis. The marrow signal is within normal limits. The
conus is normal in signal and position, located at L1.
T12-L1: Within normal limits.
L1-L2: Within normal limits.
L2-L3: Within normal limits.
L3-L4: Mild disc bulge. Mild bilateral facet hypertrophy. No central
canal or foraminal narrowing. Findings are similar to the prior study.
L4-L5: Disc desiccation and narrowing. Disc bulge with a superimposed
spondylotic central disc protrusion, slightly decreased in size since the
prior study. Bilateral facet hypertrophy. Mild to moderate central canal
narrowing. Mild left foraminal narrowing. An enhancing scar tract is
noted between the spinous processes of L4 and L5, just to the left of
midline. There is no drainable fluid collection. Minimal enhancing scar
tissue is noted just medial to the left facet joint, measuring 3 mm in
thickness.
L5-S1: Mild disc bulge. Mild bilateral facet hypertrophy. No significant
central canal or foraminal narrowing. Findings are similar to the prior
study.
IMPRESSION:
Disc bulge at L4-L5, with a superimposed spondylotic central disc
protrusion, slightly decreased in size since the prior study.
Postsurgical changes at L4-L5, with minimal enhancing scar tissue within
the left lateral epidural space, just medial to the left facet joint.