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MRI imaging of a T9 lesion with mild contrast enhancement on T1 (a) and hyperintensity on T2 (b) located in the left T9 pedicle (green arrow). Intraoperative fluoroscopy demonstrating tubular retractor location centered overlying the left T9 pedicle (c and d). Postoperative CT demonstrating resection of the left T9 pedicle and 54 partial T8/9 facetectomy (e and f).
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T7 pedicle [Figure 1].
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AP and lateral CT images of a subcentimeter mass located in the lateral mass of the left C4 (a and b). Axial T2 MRI imaging demonstrated a T2 hyperintense lesion in the left lateral mass at C4 (c). Lateral fluoroscopy showing the tubular retractor centered on the C3/4 facet joint (d). Lateral and axial CT images demonstrated a gross total resection of the C4 mass with minimal bony resection (e and f).
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Here, surgery utilized a left-sided MIS tubular retractor remove the C4 lateral mass with fluoroscopic guidance [Figure 2].