Cervical disc herniations - mount Ararat (Rorschach radiology)
Patient Data
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
There are two herniations in the cervical region at C5/6 and C6/7, the upper one is smaller than the lower one. They are compressing the spinal cord with spinal canal stenosis.
Mount Ararat in Turkey! Photo taken by Narek Matinyan.
Case Discussion
The compressed posterior longitudinal ligament and the spinal cord provide the ideal shape of the Biblical Mount Ararat, where Noah's Ark is believed to be landed after the World Flood. The linear-shaped cerebrospinal fluid between the posterior longitudinal ligament and the spinal cord also reminds us of the snow which is always seen on the top of Mount Ararat.