What about CT?
Edema is a sign only available at MR
In typical LBP persistant after
Rx,
Imaging is requested to understand
the cause of the LBP.
o Edema of vertebral end-plates
in acute degenerative discopathy: Modic I
o Subchondral bone edema
in acute facet joint arthropathy
o Pars inter articularis edema
in acute spondylolysis
Bone edema gives the
location of the problem
T2 fat sat
T2 fat sat
T2 fat sat