Figure 5. 67-year-old man with TB spondylitis. (a) Sagittal T₁ weighted spin echo MR image (TR=450 ms, TE=8 ms) showing L2 and L3 vertebral body signal hypointensity with respect to the normal bone marrow. (b) Sagittal fast STIR MR image (TR=3300 ms, TE=65 ms, TI=150 ms, echo train length=8) showing L2 and L3 vertebral body signal hyperintensity with respect to the normal bone marrow.

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