DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2401040298
Case 1011
Daniel A. Marichal, MD,
J. Christopher Bertozzi, MD,
Glenn Rechtine, MD and
F. Reed Murtagh, MD
1 From the Departments of Radiology (D.A.M., J.C.B., F.R.M.) and Orthopaedic Surgery (G.R.), University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla. Received February 18, 2004; revision requested April 27; revision received May 12; accepted June 2; final version accepted July 23.
Address correspondence to D.A.M., 10641 Mapleridge Dr, Dallas, TX 75238 (e-mail: damarichal{at}earthlink.net).

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Figure 1: Sagittal T1-weighted (repetition time msec/echo time msec, 500/14) spin-echo MR image of the lumbar spine.
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Figure 2: Sagittal T2-weighted (4000/101) fast spin-echo MR image of the lumbar spine.
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Figure 3: Transverse T2-weighted (3066/105) fast spin-echo MR image of the lumbar spine.
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Figure 4: Transverse CT scan of the lumbar spine obtained at the L4 through L5 level with the patient in the prone position and with the localization marker visible.
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