Imaging spectrum of spinal dysraphism on magnetic resonance: A pictorial review

Figure 11 Lipomyelocele. T2 weighted sagittal (A), T1 weighted sagittal (B) and T2 weighted axial (C) images of lumbosacral spine in a case of lumbar lipomyelocele. High intensity fat is seen on the dorsal aspect of the neural placode which is continuous with the adjacent subcutaneous fat (arrowhead) through an open defect in the posterior aspect of spinal canal. The placode lipoma interface is within the spinal canal (arrow).