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Fig. 3 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 3

From: Spinal disorders mimicking infection

Fig. 3

R1 point 9: 78-year-old male with sepsis and thoracic back pain with ankylosing spondylitis. MRI (sagittal T1 (a), T2 (b), STIR (c) and T1 Fat Sat Gadolinium (d)) shows T6-T7 disc hypersignal, enhanced after administration of contrast (arrow) and marked inflammatory surrounding tissue in axial T2 (f) and axial T1FS with contrast (g) (star). Note the elevated medullary signal intensity secondary to compression (black arrow). Reformatted CT (e) shows ankylosed spine and transdiscal fracture (star). Discal biopsy (h) was performed to exclude an infection R1 point 10. Andersson discitis was diagnosed

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