Treatment of refractory thoracolumbar spine infection by thirteen times of vacuum sealing drainage: A case report

Figure 1 Imaging examination on admission. A: Anteroposterior and lateral radiography of the lumbar spine; B: Computed tomography (CT) scan of the lumbar spine; C: Axial CT images of the lumbar spine, demonstrating destruction of the L2-L4 vertebral bodies; D: Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with T2-weighted lipid suppression; E: Axial T2-weighted image MRI showing intervertebral spaces (T12/L1, L2/3, and L3/4) A wide range of high signals is visible in T12/L1, and L2–L4.