Figure 1. Plain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of lumbar spine on 3rd day:(A) TR 1800 and TE 90 and (B) TR 560 and TE 30. Hyperintense signal in the dorsal third of the vertebral bodies of L2 and L3 in T2- and T1-weighted images consistent with infarction. On the 27th day, MRI without (C) TR 560 and TE 30 and with (D) TR 560 and TE 30 gadolinium-DTPA demonstrates gadolinium-enhancement of lumbosacral spinal cord and dura mater and less enhancement of vertebral bodies L2 and L3.