-At the level of L4-5: there is a diffuse posterior disc bulge effacing the ventral aspect of the thecal sac and encroaching upon both exit neural foramina. -Normal shape and signal of the examined vertebrae and their appendages. -Normal vertebral alignment. No displacement. -Loss of the normal high signal intensity of the L4-5 disc substance on T2WI denoting disc degenerative changes. -Normal conus medullaris.