Name: Waqas Age/Gender: 26 yr(s) / Male

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PIMS Hospital
03-Apr-2024 11:23 AM
PIN: 2404-00695
Report Date: 03-Apr-2024 01:40 PM
2404-00695
MRI LUMBO-SACRAL SPINE
CLINICAL INFO: Backache, pain radiating to bilateral legs.

TECHNIQUE: Multiplanner, multisequential, non-contrast, MR study of lumbar spine.

Conventional radiographs are not available at the time of interpretation and may be correlated if indicated
clinically.
Straightening of lumbosacral spine due to muscular spasm. Bony spine is intact with no evidence of
fracture, listhesis or marrow abnormality.
At L1-2 level, disc margin is preserved. No frank disc herniation, significant neural foraminal stenosis is seen.
Spinal canal is ample at this level.

At L2-3 level, disc margin is preserved. No frank disc herniation, significant neural foraminal stenosis is seen.
Spinal canal is ample at this level.
At L3-4 level, disc margin is preserved. No frank disc herniation, significant neural foraminal stenosis is seen.
Spinal canal is ample at this level.
At L4-5 level, annular tear with central disc bulge causing thecal sac indentation. No significant neural
foraminal stenosis is seen.Spinal canal is ample at this level.
At L5-S1 level, disc margin is preserved. No frank disc herniation, significant neural foraminal stenosis is seen.
Spinal canal is ample at this level.
No evidence of intra or extra dural abnormal MR signal is noted and conus medullaris, cauda equina & nerve
roots have normal MR signal. No pre or para vertebral soft tissue mass.
IMPRESSION:

Straightening of lumbosacral spine due to muscular spasm.

Annular tear with central disc bulge at L4-5 level causing thecal sac indentation.

This is a digitally verified report by

Dr. Ghazal Jameel
MBBS, MSc (Nuclear Medicine), MCPS, FRCR II
Radiologist
and does not require signatures

Brig (R) Dr.Shahid Jamal
Professor of Pathology
MBBS,FCPS,FRC-Path (UK)
Lt Col (R)Dr.Muhammad Saeed
Radiologist
MBBS,FCPS
Dr.Attika Khalid Dr.Asim Saeed Dr.Ghazal Jameel Dr.Ayesha Shamim Siddiqi
Asst.Professor of Hematology Microbiologist Radiologist MBBS,MSc (Nuclear Medicine) Radiologist
MBBS,FCPS MBBS,MPhil (Micro) MCPS (Radiology),FRCR ll (UK) MBBS,FCPS
Dr.Rabail Raza Dr.Muhammad Qasim Brig (R) Sheikh Ishaq Ahmed Quershi Asad Ali
Radiologist Molecular Biologist MBBS,MPH, Molecular Biologist
MBBS,FCPS PhD Molecular Biology MSc,(Adv.Med.Administration) PhD Scholar (Mol.Biology)