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[desperate199]

Question abt my MRI report , this was my most recent report ,

Again ,there is minor degenerative change of the cervical spine with mild central disc bulging at c2/c3 through c5/c6 . NO cervical disc herniation or spinal stenosis is demonstrated .

There is a small schmorls node involving the superior endplate of T1

Again , note is made of a mildly prominent central canal of the spinal cord centered at c5/c6 level which is unchanged back to Feb 2012 measuring up to 2mm in diameter .There is also some prominence of central canal of the cord in the upper thoracic region which is not well evaluated today.

The cerebellar tonsils are normally located.

There is no evidence of dymyelinanation .

Impression

Minor degenerative changes . There has been no significant interval change .Mild prominence of the central canal of the spinal cord of the spinal cord which is stable back to 2012

My QUESTION IS  ....  Can this be a mistake , can it be just the machine ...There is also some prominence of central canal of the cord in the upper thoracic region which is not well evaluated today. I never had anything in the upper cthoric region back in April report ,not sure how I got something now , no chari malformation

[desperate199]

Thank you very much

[selmaS]

  Hi welcome back, it's been a while since u posted here in the Chiari forum.

It is possible that ur other MRI was not low enuff to see the thoracic spine.....they do diff angles and slices and it all depends if it was done exactly like the last one...so u may have had the start of the node then, just did not know.

Do u have copies of ur MRI on disk?...if so, I would suggest u have a 2nd opinion to see if something may have been missed since u seem confused by the results.