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¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada, ² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Miami, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, West Wing 279, Miami, Florida 33129, USA, ³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

View larger version (116K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. (a) Sagittal T1 weighted image demonstrating decreased signal abnormality involving the lower half of the L4 and the upper half of the L5 vertebral bodies (white stars). (b) Sagittal T1 weighted post-contrast image showing the end plate irregularity and enhancement (arrow).

View larger version (122K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. SagittalT2 weighted image showing mild disc space reduction at the L4–L5 level, with a posterior disc bulge (black arrow) and loss of the normal T2 hyperintensity (white arrow).