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what does this MRI report means?

what does this MRI report means?

This is my mom's MRI results and I wanted to know what is the meaning of this. She has a previous hx of fall 2 years ago. She's been experiencing lumbosacral pain 3 months until now but its on and off.
Please explain it to me because i am really worried.

Impression: FOCI OF OVOID BRIGHT SIGNAL AT THE VERTEBRAL BODIES OF T1, T7, L3 AND L4, AS DESCRIBED. CONSIDER BENIGN INTRAOSSEOUS HHEMANGIOMAS. BONE SCAN CORRELATION MAY BE HELPFUL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION, IF CLINICALLY WARRANTED.

MILD FORAMINAL-EXTREFORAMINAL DISK BULGES AT L3/4 WITH ANNULAR TEAR ON THE RIGHT, AND SLIGHT BILATERAL NEURAL FORAMINAL NARROWING.

MILD DIFFUSE DISC BULGES, L4/L5 CAUSING MILD THECAL SAC INDENTATION AND MODERATE BILATERAL NEURAL FORAMINAL NARROWING WITH SUGGESTIVE ANNULAR TEAR.

ASSOCIATED FACET JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS, L3 DOWN TO S1, AND LIGAMENTUM FLAVIUM HYPERTROPHY AT L4/5, CONTRIBUTING TO SPINAL CANAL AND FORAMINAL NARROWING.

MILD DIFFUSE DISK BULGE, L5/S1, INDENTING THE THECAL SAC AND SLIGHLTY NARROWING BILATERAL NEURAL FORAMINA.

DISK DESICCATION, L4/5, WITH BEGINNING DISK DESSICATION (desiccation) (desiccation) AT THE REST OF THE LUMBAR LEVELS.

FINDINGS: Round to oval T2W and T1W heterogenous bright signal changes with varying degrees of suppression on T2W/STIR images are seen in T1, T7, L3 and L4 vertebral bodies exhibiting bony trabeculae.

There is mild diffuse disc bulge at L4/L5 and L5/S1 with mild thecal sac indentation. There is also note of left-sided annular tears at these levels. The L4/5 neural foramina are mildly narrowed, while the L5/S1 foramina are moderately narrowed.

Mild foraminal and extra foraminal disk bulges are noted at L3/4 level with right foraminal annular tear. The rest of the disks do not extend beyond posterior margin of the vertebral bodies.

There is loss of the normal T2W bright signal of L4/L5 invertebral disk and beginning disk desiccation changes with intranuclear cleft formation at the rest of the levels.

There is buckling of the ligamentum flavum at the L4/5 level, with facet joint hypertrophy and fluid signals from the L3 down to S1 levels.

The vertebral bodies are normal in their number, shape and interrelationships. the articulating vertebral end plates presents smooth margins. the rest of the invertebral disk spaces are of normal height. the lumbar spine shows smooth lordotic curve with normal angle of the promontory.

The spinal cord displays a normal course, configuration, width, and internal structure. the conus modullaris terminates normallyat the L1 level and divides into its filaments. The dural tubes appears normal in its lumbar and sacral portion. The imaged soft tissues show no abnormalities.

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Thank you! Godbless
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