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. 2014 Aug 5;87(1041):20140011. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140011

Figure 15.

Figure 15.

Vertebral osteomyelitis. (a) Sagittal post-contrast T1 weighted image with fat saturation shows enhancement in the disc and vertebral bodies at L4 and L5 consistent with discitis/osteomyelitis. (b, c) There is mild hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted imaging (b) with increased apparent diffusion coefficient (c) in the adjacent bone marrow. (d) Pathology demonstrates extensive bone necrosis and oedema with patchy inflammatory cell infiltrations.