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(a and c) Lateral and (b and d) anteroposterior views of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging with and without gadolinium contrast indicating the presence of moderate spinal and foraminal stenosis at L2-3 and L4-5. There is mild scoliosis indicating apparent severe central spinal stenosis that is not confirmed at adjacent scan slices.
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The lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without gadolinium demonstrated L3-S1 severe spondylosis/ stenosis, for which he underwent a L3-5 decompressive laminectomy [Figure 1a-d].
(a) Lateral and (b) axial thoracic magnetic resonance imaging scan with and without gadolinium contrast at T11- 12 indicating the presence of a large left posterior synovial cyst (asterisk) causing severe spinal cord compression. There is underlying edema (myelomalacia) at T11-12.
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T11- 12 level with adjacent focal hyperintense T2/STIR signal representing cord demyelination/edema [Figure 2a and b]. The patient underwent a T11-12 thoracic laminectomy with medial facetectomies bilaterally for resection of a synovial cyst.