Fig. 3
From: Diagnostic accuracy of dual energy computed tomography for suspected pyogenic spondylodiscitis
Images obtained in two patients with different spinal abnormalities. Images are sagittal reformations at 3 mm slice thickness and include conventional CT images, DECT cMaps, and T2-weighted MR images, and T1-weighted MR images T1fs Gd + and T1 sub. Patient 1 (upper row): Spondylodiscitis of the L4/5 disc (white arrow). Patient 2 (lower row): Disc degeneration (white arrow) with erosion (white arrowhead) at the L4/5 level. The black arrows point to normal discs for comparison, respectively.CT: Computed tomography; cMaps: Collagen-/chondroitin-sensitive map; DECT: Dual-energy computed tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.
