Lumbar neuroforaminal stenosis - illustrations

Case contributed by Matt Skalski

Illustrations of the patterns of foraminal stenosis and their severity. 

  • normal: fat surrounds nerve root
  • mild: partial loss of perineural fat signal
  • moderate: circumferential lost of perineural fat signal
  • severe: circumferential lost of perineural fat signal with compression of the nerve root

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