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Fig. 2

From: Spinal disorders mimicking infection

Fig. 2

32-year-old male admitted for exacerbation of back pain and inflammatory markers. T1 (a), T2WI (b), and STIR- R1 point 7 (c) show inflammatory endplate changes at the L3–L4 level mimicking a Schmorl node (arrow). Note that nuclear cleft sign is preserved (star). Enhancement in T1 fat-suppressed sequence after contrast (d) without disc enhancement or inflammatory paraspinal tissue. The same pattern is seen in the D11–D12 disc space (long arrow), associated with Romanus feature R1 point 8 at L5 body margin (short arrow)

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