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case_images: Sagittal short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence demonstrating destruction of vertebral body T6 accompanied with oedema. Abscess formation extends into the paravertebral soft tissue as well as the epidural space in the anterior part of the spinal canal. Intramedullary T2 hyperintensity suggests compressive myelopathy. Due to the destruction of both the anterior and middle vertebral columns, the segment must be considered unstable. Adjacent level T2 hyperintensity suggests infectious spread without endplate destruction.
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case_images: T6 with an almost entire loss of height both anteriorly and posteriorly and a surrounding soft tissue mass (Figure 1).
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