MRI findings in spinal cord ischemia

Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the thoracolumbar spine demonstrating spinal cord infarction in a patient with paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair. T2 weighted sagittal imaging through the center of the spinal cord (left panel) showed central infarction extending from the high thoracic level into the lumbar segments. T2 weighted axial images of the spinal cord at the thoracic level demonstrated central infraction (right panel).