Figure 3. (a) Sagittal T₁W and (b) T₂W spin echo MRI in a patient who suffered a previous dens fracture, which is now well-healed. An area of myelomalacia is evident adjacent to C2, manifest as a poorly defined region of hypointensity in the cord on T₁W and hyperintensity on T₂W. The signal abnormality on T₁W is slightly hyperintense to cerebrospinal fluid.