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. 2012 Jun 9;22(Suppl 4):567–578. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2333-9

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Multisegmentary spread of disease with a large ilio-psoas abscess. a, b Sagittal STIR and T1-postcontrast weighted imaging show hyperintense signal and contrast enhancement involving multiple contiguous lumbar levels, Collapse of the bodies L2 and L3 in addition with spinal cord compression can be observed. c Coronal T1-postcontrast weighted imaging shows large bilateral soft tissue abscesses spreading along the ilio-psoas compartment (arrows). d, e Seven months after treatment MRI shows postoperative changes with bone graft (dashed arrow), improvement of the paravertebral abscess and decrease contrast enhancement in the soft tissues as compared to the study in acute disease