MRI Images
I was given a CD with my MRI images so I could give it to my chiropractor. So naturally I copied it to my hard drive. I don’t have any training in reading specifics, so I don’t know for sure which vertebra is which, but I was able to find some images online to compare mine to.
Healthy profile MRI
http://www.spine-health.com/fig-1-sagittal-view-cervical-spine
Herniated Disk profile MRI
http://www.spine-health.com/fig-2-cervical-spine-disc-herniation
Here’s another profile of a c-spine
Sagittal T2-weighted image with signal abnormality in posterior columns (arrows).
http://www.medscape.com/content/2003/00/46/48/464850/art-ar464850.fig1a.jpg
This image is looking down the neck
Axial gradient-echo sequence confirms posterior column signal abnormality (arrow).
http://www.medscape.com/content/2003/00/46/48/464850/art-ar464850.fig1c.jpg
Here are three of my c-spine images. In the one in profile, near the midline, you can see the disks bulging into the spinal chord. My doctor says the C-5/6/7 area is the worst, but the C-7/T-1 is ok.
The first axial image shows the spinal cord well buffered by spinal fluid. This is near the top of my neck. 
The second is further down, and it’s easy to see that the spinal cord has been squashed and pushed a little to one side.
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