Fig. 14From: Role of magnetic resonance imaging in acute spinal trauma: a pictorial reviewSagittal short tau inversion recovery (STIR) image of cervical spine (a) shows the presence of blood vessels in the interspinous space which are seen as well defined high signal (arrow). This is in contrast to ill-defined high signal intensity (arrow) in the interspinous ligament on a sagittal STIR image (b) of a different patient who sustained acute interspinous ligament injuryBack to article page