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Fig. 5 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 5

From: Dual-energy CT in sacral fragility fractures: defining a cut-off Hounsfield unit value for the presence of traumatic bone marrow edema in patients with osteoporosis

Fig. 5

a Coronal VNCa reformatting of dual-energy CT suggested the absence of edema at the upper measurement sites (-47.1 HU and -57.7 HU), whereas the presence of edema was indicated for the lower measurement sites (+ 7.3 HU and + 7.4 HU). b Corresponding sagittal T2( STIR image (at 1.5 Tesla) of the same patient with marked edema in the lower sacrum (red circle). In contrast, no edema was ascertained in the upper sacrum (white arrow). c Axial T2 STIR image (at 1.5 Tesla) confirmed the presence of edema in both sides of the lower sacrum (red circle)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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