Thin section images were obtained through the cervical spine using a 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. The spine is imaged from the posterior fossa to the T2 level. The posterior fossa, cervical and upper thoracic cord shows no mass, hematoma, or syringomyelia. No significant disk herniation is identified. The cerebellar tonsils are low-lying, but do not protrude through the foramen magnum.
Bone marrow shows no evidence of fracture, infection, or neoplasm.
No significant neural foraminal narrowing, no adjacent soft tissue mass. There is reversal of cerebrospinal fluid flow signal anterior to the foramen magnum and continues down through the proximal cervical spine. The vertebral arteries are present and do not appear to have mass effect on the cervical cord. Low-lying cerebellar tonsils which do not appear to protrude through the foramen magnum 2. If you want to post a completely new article on any topic you like, click here.