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(A) Midsagittal and (B) axial sections of T2-weighted MRI from a 42-year-old female with lumbar radiculopathy. The white dashed lines indicate the plane of orientation in the axial and midsagittal views, respectively. The patient had a left-sided paracentral disc herniation with compression of the traversing S1 nerve root (represented by *). (C) Photograph of disc material successfully removed during a surgical procedure to treat painful disc herniation. Scale bar represents 20 mm.
