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(a) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): T1-weighted images after gadolinium administration, showing a neoplastic involvement of T7-T8 vertebral body. (b) T2-weighted images showing impingement of the spinal cord and an initial segmental thoracic kyphosis. (c) Short-T1 Inversion Recovery sequence shows an osteolytic lesion on T7 and T8 vertebral body
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A neoplastic involvement of two vertebral bodies (T7 and T8) was visible on the contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images [Figure 1a], a local cord impingement and a segmental local kyphosis were visible on T2-weighted images [Figure 1b], while and an osteolytic shape was visible on Short-T1 Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequence [Figure 1c].
(a) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), T1-weighted images after gadolinium administration, showing the reduction of volume of T7-T8 vertebral bodies, with reduced impingement on the spinal cord. (b) T2-weighted images showing an improvement in segmental thoracic kyphosis. (c and d) Computed tomography (CT) scan of the thoracic spine showing the posterior transpedicle fixation and vertebral partial augmentation
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T8) [Figure 2a and b], while a thoracic CT scan revealed the improvement of the segmental thoracic curvature with correct pedicle fixation and a partial vertebral augmentation [Figure 2c and d].