- straightened cervical curvature with some curve reversal.
- calcification of the cervical discs evident by patchy bright T1 and T2 signal intensity with preserved their heights.
- subchondral degenerative edematous marrow changes are noted at C7/D1 opposing vertebral end plates indicative of active Romanus lesion, with mild subchondral fatty degenerative changes of the other vertebrae.
- mild fusion (ankylosis) of the facet joints.
- relative squaring of the vertebral bodies with syndesmophytes of C7 and D1 as well as C2 and C3. Ossificaction of the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments is suggested.
- no posterior disc bulge
- normal cord and cervico-medullary junction
- no intra-spinal or para-spinal soft tissue mass lesion