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case_images: Intraspinal epidural abscess from the posterior T8 to T12 vertebral body. (A) Sagittal T1-weighted MRI showing SEA (white arrowhead). (B) Sagittal T2-weighted MRI showing SEA (white arrowhead).
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case_images: F1
case_images: T1 in the horizontal spinal canal of the T8-T12 vertebrae; the signals were poorly defined and uneven, measuring approximately 120 mm x 14 mm x 10 mm. The findings included anterior compression of the dural sac and spinal cord, spinal canal stenosis, and lamellar strips with slightly longer T2 signal shadows and poorly defined boundaries. The following diagnosis was made: T8-T12 spinal canal space with spinal edema and degeneration, highly suggestive of an epidural abscess (Figure 1).
case_images: Sagittal T1-weighted MRI showing that the epidural abscess has been cleared and decompressed adequately (white arrowhead), and the sagittal T2-weighted MRI showing that the epidural abscess has been cleared and decompressed adequately (white arrowhead).
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case_images: F2
case_images: One month after the operation, she was returned to the hospital for a follow-up thoracic MRI (Figure 2), which showed no compression of the dura and the absence of an abscess.