Disc case 1

Sagittal T1-weighted images. Click to enlarge	History Male, 28 yrs. Long-standing low back pain recently irradiating to both outer ankles, increasing with lengthy standing and walking, relieved by sitting. Now study and describe lumbar spinal MRI, note your findings and conclusions. Then read the MRI report.
	Sagittal T2-weighted images. Click to enlarge
	Axial T2-weighted images. Click to enlarge
Myelographic images	Question Which type of pathology is suggested by this clinical presentation? Nerve root compression by herniated disc Nerve root compression by lateral recessus stenosis Compression by cauda equina compression No neurologic cause