Figure 1.

Epidural abscess and pre-vertebral/retropharyngeal abscesses with spondylodiscitis. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was proven by surgical drainage. (a) Sagittal T₂ weighted image reveals high signal intensities in the disc and vertebral bodies from C4 through C6, with epidural, pre-vertebral and retropharyngeal abscesses. (b) Axial post-contrast T₁ weighted image with fat saturation shows multiple ring enhancing lesions. (c) Diffusion-weighted imaging clearly demonstrates the extension of the abscesses (arrows). Incomplete fat saturation artefacts are seen in the subcutaneous fat.