The surgeon takes great care to prevent puncture of the thecal sac and any nerve root damage. ... Cite this: Lumbar Spine: Common Pathology and Interventions - Medscape - Aug 01, 2005.

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the Lumbar Spine; (Left) Mid-sagittal view; (Right Top) Axial scan at the mid-L3 level; (Right Bottom) Axial scan at the L3-L4 disk level.Note the central ...

MRI Findings Linked to Effect of Lumbar Spine Surgery Certain MRI findings may predict outcomes for ... those with thecal sac compression of one-third or more had greater surgical ...

Spine Surgeons Vary Considerably in Imaging Practices Certain findings on MRI are linked with surgical outcome in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. (HealthDay News) – Certain ...

The spine has three regions, i.e., Cervical, Dorsal and Lumbar. The spine has four ... Low back pain affects nearly 60-80% of ... significantly compressing the exiting nerve root and thecal sac.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lesion of the thoracic spinal cord and thecal sac; a biopsy specimen was obtained . Figure 1 Findings Obtained on MRI, during Surgery, and after Biopsy.

Perhaps because of gravitational effects, these lesions typically occur in the dorsal lower-thoracic to lumbar spine ().Nerve roots, cauda equina, nerve root sleeves and the fundus of the thecal sac ...

The ligamentum flavum lies between the lamina and the thecal sac. Often with spinal stenosis, ... Cite this: Lumbar Spine: Common Pathology and Interventions - Medscape - Aug 01, 2005.

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the Lumbar Spine. (Left) Mid-sagittal view; (Right Top) Axial scan at the L3 level; (Right Bottom) Axial ... (which is bright) and the nerve roots of the ...