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Color coded Kp-sc-maps computed using Eq. 4 from the three slices centered at the epicenter using the data set in Figure 4. The backgrounds are the T1-weighted precontrast images (top and bottom rows). The color from yellow to red indicates linearly increasing compromise in blood spinal cord barrier permeability. The areas with color towards red indicate regions with more vascular damage causing the barriers to become more permeable to blood constituents.
