Fig. 4

MR imaging in a 42-year-old female with paraparesis shows heterogeneous signal (red arrows) on T1 W image (a) and hyperintense epidural collection (yellow oval) on T2 W image (b) and show rim enhancement (yellow oval) on post contrast images (c), consistent with an epidural abscess. Axial T2 W (d) and post contrast images (e) distinctly show the epidural abscess (green arrows) causing indentation and posterior displacement of the thecal sac and cord (red asterisk). Escherichia coli was the causative organism. V- Vertebral body