T1-weighted MRI image of the thoracic spine. T. 1-weighted MRI image of the thoracic spine showing (1) an increasing retropulsion and epidural extraosseous metastasis causing moderate canal stenosis and cord compression. Increase in size of osseous metastatic lesion of the T2 vertebral body and left pedicle extending into the left neural foramina causing moderate left neural foraminal stenosis and (2) an increasing moderate to severe pathologic compression fracture deformity of T5 with approximately 75% height loss.