Modic type I changes

Case contributed by Augusto César Vieira Teixeira
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Lumbago

Patient Data

Age: Unknown
Gender: Male
mri

Sagittal MRI demonstrates T1 low signal and T2 high signal endplate change at L5/S1 consistent with Modic type I change.

Case Discussion

T1 low signal and T2 high signal endplate change at L5/S1 represents bone marrow edema and inflammation, consistent with Modic type I change.

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