Imaging Modality | Vertebral Body Finding | No. of Patients |
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MRI (n = 16) | ||
T1-weighted images (n = 16) | T1 hypointensity | 15 |
T1 hypointensity → T1 hyperintensity | 1 | |
T2-weighted images (n = 15) | T2 hyperintensity | 12 |
Mixed T2 hypo- and hyperintensity | 3 | |
Gadolinium-enhanced images (n = 9) | Enhancement corresponding to areas of T1 hypointensity/T2 hyperintensity | 9 |
CT (n = 14) | Sclerosis corresponding to MR signal abnormalities | 14 |
Technetium Tc99m methylene diphosphonate 3-phase bone scan (n = 10) | Increased radiotracer uptake | 10 |
Whole-body FDG-PET/CT (n = 2) | No abnormal FDG uptake | 2 |