Figure 3
From: Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy: a literature review

Cervical spine MRI performed on posttraumatic day 23. (a) The T2-weighted sequence showed increased signalling and swelling between C2 and the upper thoracic cord. (b) The T1-weighted sequence showed heterogeneous intramedullary signal. (c) Axial T2-weighted image obtained at the C5 level showing an obvious swelling of the cord.