It means that everything is the way it should be in your cervical spine. Nothing is wrong.
Bone marrow edema in the cervical spine refers to a condition where there is swelling or fluid accumulation in the bone marrow of the cervical vertebrae. This can be caused by various factors such as injury, inflammation, or degenerative changes. It can lead to pain, stiffness, and decreased range of motion in the neck.
It means nothing to worry about.
The skeleton is composed of bones that provide structure, support, and protection for the body. It also aids in movement, stores minerals such as calcium, and produces blood cells in the bone marrow. Joints connect the bones and allow for flexibility and movement.
"Unremarkable bone marrow signal" typically indicates that the bone marrow appears normal without any significant abnormalities or abnormalities detected on imaging studies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT). This finding suggests that there are no signs of infection, inflammation, or tumor infiltration in the bone marrow.
In adults, the majority of hematopoiesis occurs in the bone marrow, particularly the marrow of the pelvis, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and cranium. Some hematopoiesis may still occur in the long bones such as the tibia and femur, but this is more common in children. The lymph nodes also play a small role in hematopoiesis throughout life.
Reactive bone marrow is a polyclonal bone marrow response meaning that the bone marrow is overproducing one or more cell types as part of the immune response. Edema is swelling caused by the overproduction of cells. Pedicles are part of the vertebrae that make up the spine, the part which connects the body and spinous process. L means lumbar and bilaterally means both sides so it means that the reactive bone marrow edema is occurring in both pedicles of the vertebrae.
Heterogeneous marrow signal refers to the appearance of bone marrow on MRI imaging that is not uniform in signal intensity. It can result from a variety of causes, such as inflammation, infection, bone marrow edema, or infiltrative diseases. Further evaluation is often required to determine the underlying cause.
Erythrocytes, or red blood cells, are primarily synthesized in the bone marrow. In adults, the process mainly occurs in the red bone marrow of the axial skeleton, such as the vertebrae, sternum, ribs, and pelvis. Erythropoiesis, the production of red blood cells, is tightly regulated by the hormone erythropoietin.
red blood cells are formed bone marrow of long bones such as the arm bone, vertebrae, and leg bone.
red blood cells are formed bone marrow of long bones such as the arm bone, vertebrae, and leg bone.
Red blood cells are primarily produced in the bone marrow of adults, including the vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and pelvis. In infants, red blood cells are also generated in the liver and spleen before shifting to the bone marrow as they grow.
Red bone marrow is found in spongy bone located mostly in the ends of the long bones.Red marrow is found mainly in the flat bones such as hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades, and in the cancellous ("spongy") material at the proximal ends of the long bones femur and humerus.