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bulging disc

broad-based disc extension outward in all directions with intact but weakened annulus fibrosus and posterior longitudinal ligament

  • age: >40 y.o (common finding)
  • location: lumbar, cervical

findings:
  • concave anterior margin of thecal sac
  • nucleus pulposa hypointense on T1 & hyperintense on T2 (water loss through degeneration)

see: degenerative disc disease

Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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