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Fig 2. MR images and plain radiograph of a 73-year-old man who had compression fractures at T12, L1, L3, and L4 vertebral bodies and osteonecrosis at L1 vertebral body. There is intravertebral air in the severely collapsed T12 vertebral body and also intradiskal air in the adjacent T11–T12, T12–L1, and L1–L2 disks. In the center of the collapsed vertebral body is a horizontally oriented signal intensity void line (white arrows, panels A–C) on all pulse sequences. Also, several signal intensity void dots or rods in the adjacent disks (above and below) are shown on all pulse sequences (white arrowheads, panels A–C). A, Sagittal T1-weighted turbo spin-echo image (600/12, 4-mm section thickness) shows hypointensity in the most of the vertebral body; only the posterior fifth is relatively spared. B, Sagittal T2-weighted turbo spin-echo image (4000/120) shows some hypointensity at anterior four fifths of the collapsed vertebral body. C, Sagittal contrast-enhanced T1-weighted, fat-suppressed turbo spin-echo image (690/12, 4-mm section thickness) shows nonenhancement portion at middle three fifths of the collapsed vertebral body. D, Lateral view of plain radiograph shows severely collapsed vertebral body with a short and horizontally oriented air cleft at the anterior second fifth of the vertebral body (white arrow).
